Commonwealth for Scott v. Kendall
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 25 — BASTARDY— CITED Revised Statutes, Myers’s Supplement, 62. 1 Stanton, 239. 2 Mar. 63, Young, <&c. v. Commonwealth. 4 Met. 71, Commonwealth for Baker v. Taphorn. CITED Civil Code, sections 15, 16, and 20. Revised Statutes, Myers’s Supplement, 62. 4 Met. 71, Commonwealth v. Taphorn,
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Williams
Mary Scott, in the name of the commonwealth, sued out a warrant of bastardy, charging Presly Kendall with *95being the father of her illegitimate child; and, upon arrest, he entered into a recognizance in the penalty of four hundred dollars, with John C. Trebble and others as his securities, before the county judge, conditioned that said Kendall “shall make his appearance on the first day of the Nicholas County Court, and to abide by and perform the judgment of said court.”
He did appear, and contested the right of recovery; but he was adjudged to pay twenty-five dollars semiannually for eight…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Commonwealth v. TaphornCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1862
- Lewis v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1868
3Cited by1 opinion
- Commonwealth v. SmallingCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1912