Chapman v. State ex rel. Conerley

A justice of the peace, on the 27th of January, 1838, issued a warrant against Chapman in a case of bastardy. On the next day, which was Sunday, the warrant was returned, the defendant brought before the justice, the cause tried, and the defendant adjudged to be the father of the child, &c.

G. G. Dunn, for the plaintiff. J. W. Payne and R. W. Thompson, for the defendant.

The cause was certified to the Circuit, Court.

Upon the calling of the cause in the Circuit Court, the defendant moved to dismiss the suit, on the ground that the trial before the justice took place on a Sunday. The motion was…