Jude v. Morrissey

Plaintiff, Tonetta Jude, appeals from the order of the circuit court of Cook County dismissing her complaint filed under the Illinois Paternity Act for failure to file within the applicable two-year limitations period. Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 40, par. 1351 et seq.

On April 14, 1982, Jude filed an action pursuant to the Paternity Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 40, par. 1351 et seq.) seeking to establish that defendant, John Morrissey, was the father of her daughter, Megan Bailey, who was born out of wedlock on September 22, 1978. On July 8, 1982, Morrissey moved to dismiss the cause on the…