Legal Opinion
Turek v. Hardy
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 25, 1983No. 12PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROSKY, Judge:
The sole issue before us in this paternity action is whether the lower court erred in ruling that the results of a Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) test could not be used to prove paternity. Because we conclude that such test results are admissible as some proof of paternity, we reverse and remand.
The record in this case discloses that prior to trial, appellee Hardy petitioned the court to order appellant Turek and her child to submit to blood tests in order to determine whether he could be excluded as the father. Such an order was entered on June 30, 1980.
On July 1, 1980,…
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