People Ex Rel. Ashford v. Ziemann

Plaintiff Beverly Ashford brought an action pursuant to the Paternity Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 40, par. 1351 et seq.) to have defendant William Ziemann declared to be the father of her daughter, born September 5, 1978.1 Following a jury verdict of nonpaternity, plaintiff appeals, contending that: (1) the trial court erred in refusing to admit the daughter’s birth certificate into evidence; (2) the trial court should have excluded the testimony of one of the defense witnesses; (3) remarks made by defense counsel in closing argument were so prejudicial as to require reversal; and (4) the…