John D. C. v. State ex rel. Julia V. H.
Supreme Court of Florida
Appeal from the Circuit Court for 'Orange county. There is a sufficient statement of facts in the opinion of -the court.
1Opinion of the Court
■Mb. Justice Van Valkenbuegh
delivered, the opinion of ¡the court.
This was an action under the statutes relating to bastardy, -■commenced by affidavit and complaint of Julia against John ^before a justice of the peace, and was tried at the Orange -county Circuit Court in 7th Judicial District before a jury .•at the May term, 1877.
Upon calling the jury to try the case, one I. W. B. was .put upon his voir dire and held to be a legal juror, but a witness was. then introduced by the plaintiff to show his Sncompetency, and was “ thereupon excused by the court by virtue of the power claimed to be…
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