Smith v. Hawkins
Mississippi Supreme Court
From the circuit court of Scott county. ITon. Hubert X. Bullard, Judge. Miss Hawkins, appellee, was plaintiff in the court below; Smith, appellant, was defendant there. The proceeding was a statutory bastardy one and the issue was whether defendant was the father of plaintiff’s bastard child. On the trial, over defendant’s objection, the plaintiff made profert of her child, exhibiting it in the presence of the jury.
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From the circuit court of Scott county. ITon. Hubert X. Bullard, Judge. Miss Hawkins, appellee, was plaintiff in the court below; Smith, appellant, was defendant there. The proceeding was a statutory bastardy one and the issue was whether defendant was the father of plaintiff’s bastard child. On the trial, over defendant’s objection, the plaintiff made profert of her child, exhibiting it in the presence of the jury. From a verdict in plaintiff’s favor defendant appealed to the supreme court. The theory that the jury can safely and honestly be guided in making up their verdict in any case of…
1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, C. J.
The profert of the child before the jury was perfectly proper, as shown by the overwhelming weight of authority. See authorities cited in the briefs of learned counsel for appellee.
Affirmed.
2Cited by2 opinions
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