MacDarmaid v Attorney-General

Subject Matter

LEGITIMACY — Onus of proof — Petitioner born before marriage of parents — Previous marriage of petitioner's father — Disappearance of first wife — No evidence of first wife's death before date of petitioner's birth — Burden of proof — Legitimacy Act, 1926 (16 & 17 Geo. 5, c. 60), s. 1, sub-ss. 1, 2.