Horein v. Gilchrist

Per Curiam:.

Defendant appeals from a jury verdict finding that he is the father of a child born to plaintiff.

The sole issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in admitting into evidence, over defendant’s objection, results of a Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) blood test.

At the time of trial, MCL 722.716(d); MSA 25.496(d) prohibited the admission of blood test results as probative evidence of paternity. The statute, however, has since been amended to permit results of HLA blood tests to be admitted into evidence. 1982 PA 129. The question we must decidé is whether the amendment should be…