People Ex Rel. Coleman v. Ely

Defendant, Roosevelt Ely, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County finding him in contempt of court for failure to submit to a supplemental blood test pursuant to the adjudication of a paternity action. The sole issue presented for review is whether a trial court in an action pursuant to the Paternity Act has authority to order defendant to submit to a supplemental blood test.

We affirm.

Plaintiff, Bonnie Coleman, filed a complaint through an assistant state’s attorney of Cook County, alleging that on April 25,1976, she gave birth to a female child out of wedlock and that…