Gunkle v. State ex rel. McClure

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mason, J.:

A proceeding brought under chapter 47 of the General Statutes of 1901 to charge C. J. Gunkle with the support of the illegitimate child of Maude McClure resulted in a judgment against him, from which he prosecutes error. At the trial in the district court the defendant offered in evidence a contract of settlement executed by the complaining witness before the proceeding was begun, reciting that such a proceeding had been threatened and that Gunkle, desiring to settle the matter, had made provision for the maintenance of the child to her…