Itasca County Social Services v. Pitzen

OPINION

LANSING, Judge.

This appeal in a paternity action challenges the trial court's grant of an alternative motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) or new trial on a jury determination of no parentage. We affirm the trial court’s decision that the statutory presumption of paternity was unrebutted by clear and convincing evidence that the alleged father was not the parent.

FACTS

A laboratory accredited by the American Association of Blood Banks performed genetic testing on blood submitted by Cimar-ron Pitzen, Sally Halverson, and a child born to Halverson on October 4, 1990. The…