Neely v. State Ex Rel.

Pee Cueiam.

This is a litigated bastardy case tried in the circuit conrt before a jury on appeal from the county court. From an adverse judgment defendant appealed to this court.

Bastardy proceedings are both criminal and civil in their nature. Blankenship v. State, 63 Tenn. (4 Baxt.), 383. In a county where there is a separate criminal court, an appeal in such a case lies from the county court to the criminal court rather than to the circuit court. Crawford v. State, 66 Tenn. (7 Baxt.), 41; State, to Use of Williams, v. Leonard, 70 Tenn. (2 Lea), 16. However, Blankenship v. State, as appears…