Pouncey v. Carraway

In proceedings instituted under the provisions of § 52-435a of the General Statutes, the jury returned a verdict adjudging the *578defendant the father of a female child of Ernestine Pouncey, a married woman, begotten by a man other than her husband. Judgment was rendered on the verdict.1 The court made an order directing the defendant to pay the sum of $1582.28 (being the total amount of the lying-in expenses and accrued maintenance), and a reasonable attorney’s fee fixed at $250; and he was further ordered to contribute the sum of $10 a week toward the support of the child until she attains the…