Johnston v. Phelps

The issues in this cause were formed by the complaint of the plaintiff-appellee, who alleged that defendant-appellant was the father of a child born out of wedlock and sought to compel support of said child by defendant-appellant under the provisions of IC 31-4-1-9, et seq., Ind. Ann. Stat. § 3-631 (Burns 1968 Replacement). Trial was held in the Vanderburgh Superior Court, Juvenile Division, before the Juvenile Referee and taken under advisement by the said Juvenile Referee.

This is an appeal from a judgment for the plaintiff-appellee, Vera Phelps, awarding expenses and support for a child…