Legal Opinion
Smith v. Jones
New York City Family Court
Decided August 31, 1983PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Aileen Haas Schwartz, J.
C. P. Snow’s concept of two cultures appears applicable to the relationship between law and science. Between jurists at one pole and scientists at the other there may be equally “a gulf of mutual incomprehension.” Yet, this case illustrates their interdependence in fact and the efforts to bridge that gulf.
At stake here is the paternity of a child, the “creation of a parent-child relationship.” (Little v Streater, 452 US 1, 13.) The focal issue is the use of scientific evidence, namely, the results of serologic testing to determine the claim of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Little v. StreaterSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Pickett v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Matott v. WardNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Commissioner of Social Services v. Philip De G.New York Court of Appeals · 1983
- I. L. F. Y. Co. v. Temporary State Housing Rent CommissionNew York Court of Appeals · 1961
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Angela B. v. Glenn D.New York City Family Court · 1984
- Commissioner of Social Services v. Louis T.New York City Family Court · 1984