Sutfin v. People
Michigan Supreme Court
Certiorari to Yan Burén Circuit Court. Bastardy proceedings do not lie where the bastard lives out of the State when they are instituted, McFadden v. Frye 13 Allen 472.
1Opinion of the CourtMarston, C. J.
This was a proceeding under the Bastardy Act, instituted on the complaint of the mother of the child. The complainant is and has been a resident of the State of Indiana; the child was born in that State, and is now there living with its mother. It is claimed that the child was begotten in the State of Michigan while the mother was here attending school. Under these *38facts it is claimed the defendant capnot be held under our statute.
The proceedings under this act are purely statutory; they are partly for the benefit of the complainant, and may be instituted in her name, and partly for the…
2Cited by10 opinions
- Artibee v. Cheboygan Circuit JudgeMichigan Supreme Court · 1976
- In re CannonMichigan Supreme Court · 1882
- People v. StoecklMichigan Supreme Court · 1956
- State ex rel. Reynolds v. FlynnWisconsin Supreme Court · 1923
- People v. ColeMichigan Supreme Court · 1897
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