L v M [1911] ZATPD 141 (25 October 1911)

Bastard - Proof of Paternity - Corroboration of Woman's Evidence

Corroboration of the evidence of a woman who seeks to fix a man with the paternity of her illegitimate child can be obtained from the surrounding circumstances such as the amount of intimacy proved to have taken place between the parties and the way in which they give their evidence.