Bailey v. Keaton

This appeal on questions of law is directed to a judgment of the Common Pleas Court of Lawrence County, entered on the verdict of the jury in a bastardy case, finding the defendant guilty.

The three assignments of error are:(1) That the verdict was manifestly against the weight of the evidence.(2) That the verdict was directly contrary to the medical evidence in the case.(3) That the court erred in overruling defendant’s motion for a new trial.

An examination of the record discloses that the evidence, as usual in a case of this kind, is very conflicting. A physician appointed by the court made…