Legal Opinion

State Ex Rel. Bishop v. Travis

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided June 17, 1981No. 65084Published

1Opinion of the Court

306 N.W.2d 733 (1981)

STATE of Iowa, ex rel. Candy S. BISHOP, Appellee,

v.

Daniel D. TRAVIS, Appellant.

No. 65084.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

June 17, 1981.

Robert F. Heimer, Davenport, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., John R. Martin, Asst. Atty. Gen., William E. Davis, Scott County Atty., and Gregory S. Jager, Asst. Scott County Atty., for appellee.

Considered en banc.

HARRIS, Justice.

Respondent believes a jury, not the court, should determine whether he is the father of petitioner's child. Two methods to establish paternity are provided by alternative Iowa statutes. Traditional actions have…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Baxstrom v. HeroldSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Keasling Ex Rel. Keasling v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
  3. City of Waterloo v. SeldenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1977
  4. IOWA NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. MitchellSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981
  5. Greenstreet v. ClarkSupreme Court of Iowa · 1976

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