Crawford v. Beatrice

The appellee instituted these proceedings under the provisions of Burns’ 1946 Replacement, §3-623, et seq., to establish the paternity of a child with which she was then pregnant. Her petition is short and reads as follows:

“The plaintiff, Lora Mae Beatrice, suing by her next friend, Milton Louck, complains of the defendant, Loyd Crawford, and alleges that the plain*100tiff is a minor, under the age of twenty-one years, and avers:

“1. That defendant is also under the full age of twenty-one years.

“2. The plaintiff and defendant reside in Jay County, State of Indiana.

“3. That plaintiff is pregnant…