Mathews v. Hornbeck

Plaintiff brought this action to compel the defendant to support her illegitimate minor child. The court found that the defendant is the father of the child and rendered judgment requiring him to pay the plaintiff $25 a month, commencing with the day the complaint was filed, for the maintenance and support of the child. The defendant has appealed from the judgment.

Both parties testified that they indulged in frequent acts of sexual intercourse during a period of several months. The defendant testified that such acts ceased June 13, 1922. The plaintiff testified that they continued until in…