PATRICK v. DICKSON


526 S.W.2d 449 (1975)

Joe Harrison PATRICK, Petitioner, v. Helen DICKSON, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

August 18, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tyler Berry, III, Franklin, for petitioner.

John B. Wilkes, Nashville, for respondent.


OPINION

HENRY, Justice.

This bastardy proceeding involves the construction and application of Section 28-106, T.C.A., governing the institution of actions after an adverse decision not foreclosing merits. Additionally it involves the question of whether the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure govern such cases.

I.

On February 25, 1971 respondent, Helen Dickson filed her petition in the Juvenile Court of Davidson County seeking to have that...

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