In RE BLACKWELL v. Welti

This a paternity case. The defendant, Nick Welti, appeals from a judgment which found him to be the father of a child born to the plaintiff, Charlotte Blackwell.

Charlotte Blackwell, age 18, became pregnant in April 1961 and gave birth to a child on January 31, 1962. She testified that she had sexual intercourse with Welti, and no other man or boy, during March, April, May and June of 1961. After she was five months pregnant, she and Welti lived together for a few weeks, but she left him because he beat her. Her mother testified that Welti was a visitor in their home almost every weekend until…