People ex rel. Belisle v. McField

Following a jury trial the defendant was found to be the father of Kirk McField. The trial court, however, entered a judgment n.o.v. for defendant finding that the statute of limitations for bringing the paternity action had previously expired. Plaintiff appeals contending that the trial court’s ruling on the issue of the statute of limitations was improper.

On November 2, 1977, plaintiff filed complaints against defendant alleging that defendant was the father of the complainant’s two illegitimate sons, Hugh, Jr., and Kirk, born in January 1961 and June 1962, respectively, in British Honduras…