State Ex Rel. Larimore v. Snyder

This is a paternity action in which the plaintiff sought a determination of paternity against the nonresident defendant and an award of child support and medical costs. The defendant was personally served with summons in Missouri, but did not appear. At a hearing on a motion for default judg ment, the District Court for Gage County, Nebraska, determined that the court did not have personal jurisdiction over the defendant and dismissed plaintiff’s petition.

The only evidence before the trial court was presented by the plaintiff at a hearing on her motion for default judgment. In 1977, plaintiff…