STATE, DHS FOR MARTIN v. NEILSON


771 S.W.2d 128 (1989)

STATE of Tennessee, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, for Dorothy MARTIN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Franchot NEILSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Western Section, at Jackson.

Permission to Appeal Denied May 1, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hughie Ragan, Jackson, for defendant-appellant.

W.J. Michael Cody, Atty. Gen. and Reporter, Stuart F. Patton, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nathan B. Pride, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.


Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court May 1, 1989.

HIGHERS, Judge.

The defendant, Franchot Neilson, appeals a jury finding in this paternity action that he is the father of Stephanie Pearson. The appeal is based primarily on Neilson's assertions that the Madison County Circuit Court improperly admitted a deposition which failed to comply with T.R.Civ.P. 30 and 31.

Neilson and Dorothy Martin slept together at least once in 1973. In December of...

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