State ex rel. Work v. Brown

This was a prosecution by the appellant against the appellee, for bastardy. The proceeding was instituted before a justice of the peace, where there was a trial had and a finding that the defendant was not guilty, *330but no judgment was entered on the finding. The transcript of the justice states his action as follows:

“Tuesday, October ryth> r8yi.

“ Come now the court and the parties as of yesterday, and the court, after hearing the remainder of the argument of counsel, does now find the defendant not guilty.'

“Appealed by the complainant to the next term of the circuit court without bond.”

In the…