Solomon v. Fenton

Appellee brought this action pursuant to the provisions of the Children Born Out of Wedlock statute (Acts 1941, 1945 and 1953, §§ 3-623 to 3-658, Burns’ 1968 Replacement), seeking to have appellant adjudged the father of her child. Appellee’s original petition also asked that appellant be required to pay childbirth expenses, support of such child and attorney fees, all as provided in the statutes referred to above. No answer was filed by the appellant.

Both parties waived trial by jury and the trial court, after submission of evidence, found that appellant was the father of appellee’s child.…