State ex rel. Reynolds v. Flynn

Three questions are presented for consideration here: (1) May a nonresident prosecute a statutory action for bastardy against a resident of this state? (2) Can a married woman prosecute the action under our statute? (3) Was the magistrate without jurisdiction to hold the defendant for trial, there being no evidence before him except that given by the complainant, it appearing that the complainant was at the time of the examination and now is a married woman, and that the child was born in wedlock?

Upon the first- proposition there is a considerable conflict of authority due to the wording of…