People ex rel. Pranske v. Lowe

The defendant, Ralph Lowe, was charged on complaint of Adrienne Pranske with being the father of her infant male child. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 106½, par. 54.) At the conclusion of the State’s case, the trial court directed the jury to return a verdict that the defendant was the father of the child. Defendant appeals, contending that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to try the action.

We affirm.

The facts herein involve two separate charges brought on behalf of the complainant against the defendant. On April 23, 1974, a criminal complaint was filed in the circuit court of Cook County…