Nelson v. Pierce

The court is of the opinion that there is sufficient evidence in the case to sustain the verdict. The plaintiff's daughter testifies with much positiveness as to her seduction by the defendant, giving the time and place of the occurrence, together with the unfortunate condition in which she subsequently found herself; that she personally charged the defendant with being the father of her child, and asked him to assist her, which he did by giving her ten dollars and promising her more, together with other facts and circumstances tending to sustain the plaintiff's allegation. The defendant as…