McGregor v. Turner

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fromme, J.:

The defendant, Wesley Turner, appeals from a judgment determining that he is the father of two year old Jeffrey Brent McGregor. His attack on the judgment is jurisdictional in nature. He claims the trial court improperly amended or changed the original claim for breach of promise to a claim on the paternity of an illegitimate child.

Aleta McGregor, mother of the child, filed an action for breach of promise to marry against the defendant, Wesley Turner. It was alleged in the petition that she incurred expenses for the birth of defendant’s…