Legal Opinion
Hennepin County Welfare Board v. Ayers
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided March 13, 1981No. 50529PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OTIS, Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment entered by the District Court of Hennepin County following a verdict of acquittal in a paternity action.
The only issue is whether or not a blood test tending to confirm paternity was admissible. We hold that it was admissible and reverse.
In the spring of 1972 the plaintiff, Anita Boyer, and the defendant, Stephen Ayers, began an intimate relationship which resulted in the birth of a daughter, Alexandra, in September 1975, not the subject of this litigation. Ayers admitted paternity.
On Christmas Eve, 1976, Ayers had dinner at Boyer’s apartment…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hepfel v. BashawSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
- Anonymous v. AnonymousAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1956
- State, on Behalf of Ortloff v. HansonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
- Hanson v. HansonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
3Cited by5 opinions
- State v. Joon Kyu KimSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1987
- Moore v. McNamaraSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- Turek v. HardySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- State v. Joon Kyu KimSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1987
- Turek v. HardySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983