Board of Trustees v. Shaw

Defendant, Mary Anne Reynolds Shaw, as guardian of Marissa Anne Hicks, appeals from a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff, board of trustees of Southern Illinois University, on its complaint for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief. The defendant and decedent James D. Hicks (Hicks) lived together from 1972 until March 3, 1978. They had discussed marriage but decided not to marry. On March 14, 1978, the defendant learned she was pregnant and so informed Hicks. He offered to help defray expenses for an abortion, but the defendant refused. In 1978, defendant filed a paternity action…