Parrish v. Hodges

Plaintiff brought this action against defendant under sections 357-364, Rev. St. 1913, by filing a complaint before a justice of the peace, charging defendant with being the father of her bastard child. He was found guilty by the jury, and the court entered a judgment ordering him to pay, in instalments, for the support of the child $939, and defendant has appealed.

Omitting the formal parts, the complaint is as follows: “Vinnie G. Parrish * * * on her oath deposes and says that at all times herein stated she was and now is an unmarried woman and a resident of the said county and state; that…