Order unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, petition reinstated and matter remitted to Niagara County Family Court for further proceedings in accordance with the following memorandum:
In this filiation proceeding it was error for the court to dismiss the petition at the close of petitioner's proof because petitioner established a prima facie case of paternity. The mother's unequivocal testimony was that she and respondent engaged in a sexual relationship...
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