FORD v. STATE, DHRS

No. 87-613.

515 So.2d 392 (1987)

John FORD, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES and Sophia McCormick, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

November 13, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Thompson of Goldner, Reams, Marger, Davis, Piper & Bartlett, P.A., St. Petersburg, for appellant.

Harold E. Barker and Charles L. Carlton of Carlton & Carlton, P.A., Lakeland, for appellees.


FRANK, Judge.

John Ford has appealed from an adjudication of paternity. He has contended — and the appellee has conceded — that the results of a human leukocyte antigen (HLA) test were admitted without the essential evidentiary predicate. We agree. See Dutilly v. Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, 450 So.2d 1195 (Fla. 5th DCA 1984).

We reverse the final judgment of paternity and remand...

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