Daniel v. Collier

Plaintiff commenced a paternity action on March 5, 1980, alleging that defendant was the father of her child, who was born on December 18, 1973. Defendant responded with a motion for accelerated judgment in lieu of an answer, raising the six-year statute of limitations defense, MCL 722.714(b); MSA 25.494(b). The trial court granted defendant’s motion. Plaintiff, appeals as of right.

Defendant in an affidavit accompanying his motion stated that he never acknowledged the child, never contributed to the child’s support, and had never been absent from the jurisdiction within the limitation period.…