STATE EX REL. BARROW v. BLADOW

No. 18593.

521 N.W.2d 141 (1994)

State of South Dakota, ex rel., Bonnie L. BARROW, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Dennis BLADOW, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided September 7, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Thomas Pokela, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Sioux Falls, for plaintiff and appellee.

Michael E. Unke, Salem, for plaintiff and appellant.


PER CURIAM.

At the time the child at issue in this paternity action was born, the statute of limitations for paternity actions was six years from the birth of the child. Within that six years, the statute of limitations was enlarged to eighteen years. In this decision, we hold that the trial court's application of the eighteen year statute rather than the six year statute did not violate South Dakota law forbidding the retroactive revival of a cause of action already...

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