STATE ON BEHALF OF ELG v. Erickson

OPINION

SEDGWICK, Judge.

This is a contested paternity matter wherein defendant was found the father of Terry Lynn Reynolds. We affirm.

FACTS

Plaintiff Sherry (Reynolds) Elg claims that on March 3, 1979, she had sexual intercourse with defendant Jeffrey Erickson. Pursuant to court order, blood samples were obtained.

At trial, Dr. Herbert Polesky, Director of the Minneapolis War Memorial Blood Bank testified via videotape that according to defendant’s blood tests, his “paternity index” is 15.36. This means that 15 men would have to be randomly selected from the population at large and tested before…