GARDNER, P. J.
1. The first question which the court will consider is whether or not the trial court erred in overruling the plea of the defendant to the jurisdiction of the court. At common law the status of a bastard was fixed and the rights of a bastard were few. For a discussion of the progressive steps by which the laws of Georgia have alleviated the position of a bastard, we call attention to Hicks v. Smith, 94 Ga. 809 (22 S. E. 153), wherein the...
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