Dlg v. Els

774 S.W.2d 477 (1989)

D.L.G., SR., Appellant,

v.

E.L.S. and W.O.S., Respondents.

No. 71028.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

August 1, 1989.

Judith W. Freiberg, St. Louis, for appellant.

Richard B. Blanke, University City, for respondents.

Michael James, Clayton, guardian ad litem.

BILLINGS, Judge.

Petition for review[1] by putative father, appellant, seeking to vacate and set aside the decree of adoption of his alleged child. The trial court dismissed the petition as barred under the one year statute of limitations of § 453.140, RSMo 1986. Appellant contends extrinsic evidence would demonstrate a…