Guillory v. Fuselier

DOMENGEAUX, Judge.

Sherryl Guillory filed this paternity suit, alleging the defendant, Eddie Fuselier, is the father of her minor child, Jonathan Edward Guillory. After plaintiff presented her case, the trial judge granted a directed verdict for the defendant and dismissed plaintiffs case with prejudice. Because we find that the trial judge erred in not ordering the parties to submit to blood testing, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

FACTS

Sherryl Guillory and Eddie Fuselier first met in 1981. At that time, plaintiff was only seventeen years old and defendant was married to someone else.…