Harrison v. People
Appellate Court of Illinois
Bastardy Proceedings.—Trial in the County Court of Washington County; the Hon. George Vernon, Judge, presiding. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff. Appeal by defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Worthington
This is a prosecution for bastardy.
Annie C. Woodrome, in August, 1897, filed her complaint, charging appellant with being the father of her unborn child, but did not state, under oath, that she was an unmarried woman. After verdict rendered in the County Court, and pending motion for new trial, leave was granted and the complaint amended. In this there was no error. Being a civil proceeding, amendments are authorized at anytime before judgment. Eshelman v. People, 52 Ill. App. 621; Maynard v People, 135 Ill. 430.
It is objected that ..there is no evidence to sustain the amendment and warrant…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Eshelman v. People ex rel. GrayAppellate Court of Illinois · 1894
3Cited by3 opinions
- People ex rel. Raines v. BiggsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985
- People ex rel. Simpson v. GriffinAppellate Court of Illinois · 1908
- City of Chicago v. ShrefflerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1912