State ex rel. Division of Human Services ex rel. Mary C.M. v. Benjamin P.B.

McHUGH, Justice:

This is an appeal by the appellant, Benjamin P.B.,1 of a final order of the Circuit Court of Lewis County entered on November 7, 1989, which rejected the family law master’s recommendation to dismiss this paternity action on the grounds of res judi-cata. We conclude that this case must be remanded for further proceedings, as set forth herein.

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The facts in this case are basically the procedural history. The appellee, Mary C.M., caused a warrant to issue against the appellant on May 31,1978, charging him as the natural father of Breezy R.M., a female child bom on March 14, 1978.…