Mings v. People ex rel. McCune
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Third District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Edgar county; the Hon. J. W. Wilkin, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig
This was a bastardy proceeding instituted in the name of the People, on the complaint of Laura E. McCune, against William H. Mings, the appellant. On a trial of the issue before a jury, in the circuit court, the jury found the defendant was the father of the child, as charged in the complaint, and the court rendered judgment on the verdict. On appeal to the Appellate Court the judgment was affirmed.
But one question is presented for our decision by this appeal. In the circuit court the defendant entered a motion to dismiss, for the reason that the prosecutrix and her child were non-residents…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Kolbe v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1877
3Cited by7 opinions
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- State ex rel. Berge v. PattersonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1904
- Santangelo v. SantangeloSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1951
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