Ritter v. Danbury

Gail M. Ritter, appellant, has appealed from a dismissal of her paternity action brought against Charles Danbury, appellee.

This appeal presents two questions, viz.:

1. Did the trial court err in refusing to take judicial notice of the normal period of gestation?

2. Was the trial court in error in allowing appellee’s then counsel to strike their appearance from the cause in contravention of Maryland Rule 125c 2 ?

The record reveals that the appellant, then age 17, met the appellee, then 16 years old, on Christmas Day, 1966, and after riding in his automobile and consuming a quantity of alcohol…