DOTSON v. PETTY

Record No. 1341-85.

358 S.E.2d 403 (1987)

Lori DOTSON v. Robert M. PETTY, Jr.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

July 7, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald P. McDonough (Legal Services of Northern Virginia, Inc., on brief), for appellant.

Patricia W. Drain (Drain & Cohen, on brief), for appellee.

Present: BENTON, DUFF and KEENAN, JJ.


DUFF, Judge.

Lori Dotson appeals the judgment of the trial court that dismissed her petition for child support on the ground that she did not establish the chain of possession of the parties' blood samples. Specifically, the court held that the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) blood test results were inadmissible because Ms. Dotson failed to identify the courier who transported the blood to the laboratory for testing. Based upon our review of the record, we find that...

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