Legal Opinion
Scallion v. Whiteaker
Court of Appeals of Arkansas
Decided December 15, 1993No. CA 93-194PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Melvin Mayfield, Judge.
Lee Scallion appeals from the Jefferson County Chancery Court’s dismissal of his petition to be declared the natural father of Hannah Whiteaker, born on January 30, 1990. Appellant argues that it was error for the chancellor to hold his claim barred by the doctrine of res judicata. We agree and therefore reverse and remand this cause.
The record shows that when Hannah was conceived and bom, the appellees, James Whiteaker and Marian Whiteaker (now Scallion), were married. In 1991, James Whiteaker filed a divorce complaint against Marian Whiteaker and sought custody of the…
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