DUNCAN v. BINFORD

No. 271A33.

278 N.E.2d 591 (1972)

Ward L. DUNCAN, Appellant, v. Marcia Lou BINFORD, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Third District.

Rehearing Denied April 3, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Virginia Dill McCarty, Richard M. Orr, Indianapolis, for appellant.

Stephen A. Free, Greenfield, Howard J. DeTrude, Jr. and John T. Lorenz, Indianapolis, for appellee; Ging, Free & Brand, Greenfield, Kightlinger, Young, Gray & Hudson, Indianapolis, of counsel.


HOFFMAN, Chief Judge.

The primary issue raised by this appeal is whether it was an abuse of discretion for the trial court to refuse to set aside a default judgment entered against the purported father in a paternity action.

The facts relevant to the issues presented on appeal may be summarized as follows:

On February 6, 1970, plaintiff-appellee (the mother) filed a petition to establish paternity against defendant-appellant (the purported father)...

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