PARKS v. EWANS

No. 93-866.

871 S.W.2d 343 (1994)

316 Ark. 91

Wendy L. PARKS, Appellant, v. Tommie M. EWANS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

February 21, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven W. Elledge, Brinkley, for appellant.

John D. Bridgforth, Forrest City, for appellee.


BROWN, Justice.

This appeal concerns the admissibility of blood tests taken at the behest of the appellant, Wendy L. Parks, to establish the paternity of the putative father, appellee Tommie M. Ewans. The chancellor, sitting as juvenile judge, refused to admit the blood tests into evidence at the paternity trial due to the absence of a chain-of-custody affidavit as required by Ark.Code Ann. § 9-10-108(a)(3)(B)(i) (Repl.1993). We hold that the chancellor erred...

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