BROWN v. BRAY

No. 44327.

300 So.2d 668 (1974)

Rodney BROWN, Appellant, v. Jayne A. BRAY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied October 18, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John S. Burton, Plant City, for appellant.

Clifford Schott, Lakeland, for appellee.


ERVIN, Justice.

This appeal raises the question whether F.S. Chapter 742, F.S.A., the state's bastardy statute, is facially constitutional, its validity having been passed upon favorably by the Circuit Court for Polk County, Florida. We affirm.

Appellant Rodney Brown contends the chapter is unconstitutional because it denies the father of a bastard child the rights the father of a legitimate child enjoys.

Appellant notes F.S. Section 61.13(2), F.S...

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