Legal Opinion

Finley v. Astrue

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided January 10, 2008No. 07-627PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Paul Danielson, Justice.

This case involves a question of law certified to this court by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas in accordance with Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 6-8 and accepted by this court on June 28, 2007. See Finley v. Astrue, 370 Ark. 429, 260 S.W.3d 717 (2007) (per curiam). The question certified is the following:

Does a child, who was created as an embryo through in vitro fertilization during his parents’ marriage, but implanted into his mother’s womb after the death of his father, inherit from the father under Arkansas intestacy law as a surviving…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. McMickle v. GriffinSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2008
  2. Williams v. BuchananSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1908
  3. Miller v. TatumSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1926
  4. Woodward v. Commissioner of Social SecurityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
  5. Jordan v. Atlantic Casualty InsuranceSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2001

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Vernoff Ex Rel. Vernoff v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
  2. Patton v. VanterpoolSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  3. Schafer v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2011
  4. Finley v. Farm Cat, Inc.Court of Appeals of Arkansas · 2008
  5. Finley v. AstrueDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 2009

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