E. D. P. v. State ex rel. G. O.

Citations

• 18 Fla. 175

Syllabus

<p>1. In a complaint under the law-relating to bastardy, it should be stated, affirmatively on oath, that the mother of the bastard child is a single or unmarried woman. The recital by the magistrate is not sufficient.</p> <p>2. The act relating to bastardy requires a sufficient complaint to be made before a Justice of the Peace, and the Circuit Court can ob tain jurisdiction only in the manner prescribed by law.</p> <p>3. The remedy in cases of bastardy is a special proceeding provided by law, and the acts relating to amendment of pleadings, do not apply to the amendment of a complaint so as to make a case not stated in the complaint before the Justice.</p>