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S.C. DEPT. OF SOCIAL SERVICES v. JOHNSON

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272 S.C. 351 (1979)

252 S.E.2d 558

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Appellant-Respondent, v. Chico JOHNSON, Respondent-Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

February 1, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Daniel R. McLeod, Deputy Atty. Gen. Raymond G. Halford, and Asst. Attys. Gen. W. Joseph Isaacs, Frank H. DuRant, and Nan L. Black, Columbia, for appellant-respondent.

Melton Kligman, of Kligman & Fleming, Columbia, for respondent-appellant.

February 1, 1979.

NESS, Justice.

This appeal is from an order vacating a default judgment rendered in a paternity action against respondent Chico Johnson. We reverse and reinstate the original judgment.

The Department of Social Services commenced this suit against respondent to establish a child support obligation. Johnson appeared at the initial hearing on February 23, 1977, and orally denied the allegations of paternity. Notice was properly given...

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