COUNTY OF HENNEPIN v. BRINKMAN

No. C3-84-1605.

364 N.W.2d 458 (1985)

COUNTY OF HENNEPIN on Behalf of Tammie Lea BARTLOW, Petitioner, Respondent, v. Dennis BRINKMAN, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

Review Granted May 20, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark V. Chapin, Asst. County Atty., Minneapolis, for respondent.

David M. Duffy, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Heard, considered and decided en banc by POPOVICH, C.J., and FOLEY, SEDGWICK, HUSPENI, NIERENGARTEN, RANDALL and CRIPPEN, JJ.


OPINION

CRIPPEN, Judge.

Appellant Dennis Brinkman contends the trial court erred when ordering a default judgment based on his failure to comply with an order for blood tests. We reverse.

FACTS

In November 1983, Dennis Brinkman was served with a verified petition asserting that he was the father of Tammie Lea Bartlow's child. Brinkman served an answer denying he was a parent of the child. He made a personal appearance with counsel, in January...

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