Wilson v. Ernst

I agree with the majority that this case is to be decided solely on that part of CC Art. 210 relating to the mother of the child

“having had an unlawful connection with one or more men (other than the man whom she declares to be the father of the child) either before or since the birth of the child.”

Unlawful connection in Art. 210 means sexual intercourse without the benefit of marriage. See State v. Savant, 115 La. 226, 38 So. 974, 975 (1905); McConkey v. Pinto, 289 So.2d 540, 541 (La.App. 4th Cir. 1973), reversed on other grounds, 305 So.2d 469 (La.1974).

The policy of Art. 210 has remained…