Legal Opinion

O'Toole v. State ex rel. Smith

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided June 9, 1921No. 10,853PublishedCited by 2 opinions

From Howard Circuit Court; William C. Overton, Judge. Action by the State of Indiana, on the relation of Lela Smith, against Thomas J. O’Toole. From a judgment for relator, the defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtBatman, J.

1. This is a bastardy proceeding in which judgment was rendered against appellant for $500. The only error presented for our determination relates to the action of the court in overruling appellant’s motion for a new trial. This motion is based on fourteen reasons, but the only one on which appellant has stated any proposition or point in his brief relates to the action of the court in requiring appellant to take the witness stand at the request of appellee, and be sworn as a witness. All other reasons are therefore waived.

2. *763. 2. *75The bill of exceptions containing the evidence discloses that…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Galvin v. State ex rel. CrouchIndiana Supreme Court · 1877
  2. Robinson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1899
  3. State ex rel. Work v. BrownIndiana Supreme Court · 1873
  4. Reynolds v. State ex rel. CooperIndiana Supreme Court · 1888
  5. Fletcher v. WaringIndiana Supreme Court · 1894

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Brown v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1925
  2. Wheat v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1925

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