Adams v. District of Columbia

HOOD, Associate Judge.

The Juvenile Court, sitting without a jury, found appellant to be the father of an illegitimate child and ordered him to make payments for its support. Appellant argues that it was error to find him to be the father of the child. The finding rested primarily on fhe testimony of the complainant and her testimony was not entirely consistent. On the other hand, there were inconsistencies in appellant’s testimony and that of his witnesses. It was for the trial court to decide the truth of the matter, and we cannot rule as a matter of law that it was error to believe…