Runkle v. Lemmon

BUCKINGHAM, J.,

Plaintiff sued defendant for the support of a non-marital child. Defendant denied paternity and alleged that *174one Danny Walls was the father of the child. Plaintiff then filed a petition requesting Walls be required to undergo a Human Leucocyte Antigen (HLA) Blood Tissue typing test. Walls resists the motion. We hold that plaintiff is entitled to the test.

A paternity action arising out of a support proceeding is a collateral step to enforce a duty of support and is, therefore, in the instant case, in the nature of a support action. Actions for support are governed by Pa.R.C.P.…