Jarmon v. Brown

John I. Purtle, Justice.

The Court of Appeals certified this case to us pursuant to Rule 29 (4) (b) of the Rules of the Supreme Court, as an issue of significant public interest is presented. The issue presented concerns the jurisdiction of county courts and chancery courts in bastardy cases. We hold that the county court has exclusive original jurisdiction in such cases. We reverse because the chancery court did not have jurisdiction to issue the order appealed from herein;

The appellant is the father of a child born out of wedlock on September 20, 1974. The natural mother died in 1981, and…