State ex rel. Karr v. Shorey

Defendant appeals from the denial of his special appearance motion to set aside a paternity decree which declared him to be the father of plaintiffs illegitimate child and ordered him to pay $50 per month child support. The basis of the motion was that the court lacked jurisdiction over defendant at the time the decree was entered.

On May 29, 1969, plaintiff filed a filiation petition pursuant to ORS 109.125 et seq. No citation to appear was issued to defendant1 and there is no indication that he had any notice of the proceeding prior to the entry of the paternity order on June 4,1969, except…