Hinterman v. Stine

Plaintiff was divorced on November 2, 1970. She gave birth to a child on August 16, 1971, which is 9-1/2 calendar months, or 287 actual days, after her divorce. She was menstruating on the day of her divorce. That period is the last menstrual period she had until after the birth of the baby. She brought this action under the Paternity Act against the defendant who was not her former husband. She had sexual intercourse with the defendant frequently in November and December of 1970 and she did not have sexual intercourse with anyone else in those months. The court ruled that the Lord Mansfield…