Souchek v. Karr

Defendant has appealed to this court from a judgment of filiation. A like judgment was reversed on a former appeal. 78 Neb. 488.

1. Defendant argues that the district court erred in permitting the official reporter to read to the jury from a bill of exceptions the testimony of three witnesses given on a former trial of this case. It ivas admitted in open court when the case was tried that the witnesses were then nonresidents of Seward county and absent there*651from. It was further shown that plaintiff was without means to secure the depositions of those witnesses or their attendance at court. The…