Commonwealth ex rel. O'Brien v. O'Brien

Opinion by

Wright, J.,

In an action for the support of a minor child, born during wedlock, does the defendant have the right to require blood grouping tests under the provisions of the Act of May 24, 1951 P. L. 402, 28 PS 306? This statute reads as follows: “In any proceeding to establish paternity, the court, on motion of the defendant, *586shall order the mother, her child and the defendant to submit to one or more blood grouping tests by a duly qualified physician to determine whether or not the defendant can be excluded as being the father of the child, and the results of such tests may be…