Cook v. Askew

The plaintiff, Edna Cook, commenced this action against the defendant, Joseph L. Askew II, to establish paternity and to obtain support foi her two children born out of wedlock under the Illinois Paternity Act (III. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 106%, par. 51 et seq.). The trial court sustained the defendant’s motion te dismiss the complaint on the basis that the suit was not brought within the two-year period provided in section 4 of the Act. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 106%, par. 54). On appeal, the plaintiff contends that section 4 is unconstitutional in light of the equal protection and due process…