Clark v. Brown

This appeal was instituted pursuant to the Paternity Act (Ill Rev Stats 1967, c 106¾, § 1 et seq.). Plaintiff’s verified complaint was filed on January 28, 1963, alleging in Count I that defendant was the father of a .child born to the plaintiff and in Count II that defendant was indebted to the plaintiff for certain sums of money which she had loaned him. Counsel of defendant’s choice entered an appearance, asked for trial by jury and filed a verified answer to plaintiff’s complaint.

As to the paternity count, the defendant specifically denied that he was the father of the child in question;…