ADAMS v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 1548.

109 A.2d 140 (1954)

Edward Sylvester ADAMS, Appellant, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided November 10, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John B. Cullen, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Hubert B. Pair, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D. C., with whom Vernon E. West, Corp. Counsel, Chester H. Gray, Principal Asst. Corp. Counsel, Harry L. Walker, Richard W. Barton, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before CAYTON, Chief Judge, and HOOD and QUINN, Associate Judges.


HOOD, Associate Judge.

The Juvenile Court, sitting without a jury, found appellant to be the father of an illegitimate child and ordered him to make payments for its support. Appellant argues that it was error to find him to be the father of the child. The finding rested primarily on the testimony of the complainant and her testimony was not entirely consistent. On the other hand, there were inconsistencies in appellant's...

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