Abbott v. Potter

Grey, Judge.

This case, an appeal from the Jackson County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division, presents a single issue: When must the defendant make a demand for a jury trial?

This action began on September 14, 1988 with the filing of a complaint by Debra Abbott, appellee, alleging that Joe Potter, appellant, was the father of her child, Ginetta. Potter filed an answer on October 31, 1988, denying paternity and endorsed thereon was a written demand for a trial by jury. Various pretrial procedures, blood tests, etc. took place over the next two years. On February 14, 1990, Potter paid a…