COM., EX REL. MEYERS v. Stern

OPINION

McDERMOTT, justice.

This appeal is from an order of the Superior Court, 328 Pa.Super. 557, 476 A.2d 65, affirming the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County which granted appellee a new trial in a suit to establish the paternity of appellant.

Appellee initiated this action on January 3, 1979, in which she alleged the paternity of appellant with respect to her child. A trial was initially held without appellant due to lack of notice. Appellant’s absence warranted the granting of a new trial which was held on November 26-28, 1979, in which a verdict on behalf of appellant was…