Cowan v. Ertel

The defendant, Clarence J. Ertel, was tried in the district court for Scott’s Bluff county on complaint of Lela Cowan, an unmarried woman, charging him with being the father of her illegitimate child. The trial resulted in a verdict of guilty, and the court rendered judgment on the veidict, requiring defendant to pay the complainant,, the sum of $1,200 for the support of the child. A motion for a new trial was overruled, and the defendant has brought the case here by appeal.

Appellant’s first contention is that the verdict is not sustained by the evidence. The record discloses that the…