STATE v. TAYLOR

No. 31629.

39 Wn.2d 751 (1951)

238 P.2d 1189

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. DONALD G. TAYLOR, Appellant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department One.

December 7, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick B. Cohen and John E. Bowen, for appellant.

John C. Merkel and Farrell E. Cook, for respondent.


FINLEY, J.

This is a bastardy proceeding under Rem. Rev. Stat., § 1970 [P.P.C. § 12-1], et seq. The word "bastardy" is not a pretty one. While the meaning it usually connotes is a bit jarring, to say the least, the word, when given a fuller or expanded import, even then hardly denotes the emotions, the conduct, and the human factors jam-packed and brimming in the muddled human-relations situation it describes. All individuals are entitled to their...

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