DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES v. RICHARDSON


621 A.2d 855 (1993)

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES v. Daniel RICHARDSON.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

March 5, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. Carpenter, Atty. Gen., Raymond E. Ritchie, Asst. Atty. Gen., Augusta, for plaintiff.

Sidney H. Geller, Waterville, for defendant.

Before ROBERTS, GLASSMAN, CLIFFORD, COLLINS and RUDMAN, JJ.


CLIFFORD, Justice.

The Department of Human Services (Department) appeals from a decision of the Superior Court (Kennebec County, Alexander, J.) affirming the District Court's (Waterville, Studstrup, J.) dismissal of its paternity action against Daniel Richardson. Richardson successfully argued before the District Court that the claim of paternity was res judicata because a judgment of nonpaternity had been entered in an earlier, separate proceeding...

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