Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Martin by and Through Sarris

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided September 22, 1989No. 87-637, 87-694PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ON APPLICATION FOR REHEARING

The original opinion in this case is withdrawn and the following opinion is substituted therefor. This is an appeal by Kailah M. Martin, through her guardian ad litem, from a determination by the probate court that Raymond Martin, the deceased, was not her father and, therefore, that Kailah was not entitled to any exemptions from his estate.1 In contending that Raymond was her father, Kailah also claimed her proportional rights to any recovery resulting from a pending wrongful death suit. She argues that any determination of parentage by the probate court would…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Ruddock v. OhlsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1979
  2. Leonard v. LeonardSupreme Court of Alabama · 1978
  3. Carnegie v. CarnegieSupreme Court of Alabama · 1954
  4. Sims v. BirdenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1916

3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Tierce v. EllisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1993
  2. Valley Forge Ins. Co. v. AlexanderSupreme Court of Alabama · 1994
  3. L.F.B. v. K.M.M. ex rel. SarrisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1992
  4. Rubright v. ArnoldAlaska Supreme Court · 1999
  5. State ex rel. E.K.D. v. M.R.W.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1994

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