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PEOPLE EX REL. REEDER v. REEDER

No. 5-84-0340.

131 Ill. App.3d 841 (1985)

476 N.E.2d 50

THE PEOPLE ex rel. MARY REEDER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DAVID L. REEDER, SR., Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed March 7, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lewis E. Mallott, of Campbell & Mallott, of Godfrey, for appellant.

Don W. Weber, State's Attorney, of Edwardsville (Kenneth R. Boyle and Stephen E. Norris, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

PRESIDING JUSTICE JONES delivered the opinion of the court:

In this paternity action brought when the child in question had attained the age of 14 years, the defendant maintains that the doctrine of laches bars the action.

In a complaint filed March 6, 1984, the People on the relation of Mary Reeder, relator and plaintiff complaining of the defendant David L. Reeder, Sr., stated...

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