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McGLASTON v. COOK

No. 89-CA-1002.

576 So.2d 1268 (1991)

Christy Anita McGLASTON, By and Through her Mother and Next Friend, Alice McGLASTON v. Bob COOK.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

March 13, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anita M. Stamps, Stamps & Stamps, Jackson, for appellant.

R.K. Houston, Bay Springs, for appellee.

Before DAN M. LEE, P.J., and PRATHER and SULLIVAN, JJ.

PRATHER, Justice, for the Court:

I. INTRODUCTION

A.

The primary issue involved in this appeal is whether the doctrine of laches should be applied to a minor child's suit to establish her paternity. Christy Anita McGlaston, a minor, had filed suit against her alleged putative father, Bob Cook. The Chancery Court of Jasper County, upon transfer from Hinds County, dismissed Christy's petition on the basis of laches. Christy appealed, and this...

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