Legal Opinion
Clark v. Jeter
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 23, 1986No. 1040PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROWLEY, Judge:
This is an appeal from an order dismissing appellant’s complaint for support. Appellant, the natural mother of a child born on June 11, 1973, filed a support action on behalf of the child against appellee, the putative father of the child, in August, 1983, approximately two years and two months after appellee had last provided financial support for the child. Appellee filed an answer and new matter denying paternity and raising the six-year statute of limitations, 42 Pa.C.S. § 6704, as a defense. The trial court dismissed the petition because it was barred by…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Jimenez v. WeinbergerSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Mills v. HabluetzelSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Pickett v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Petri v. SmithSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Clark v. JeterSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- REDENZ BY REDENZ v. RosenbergSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Commonwealth v. HarveySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Urland v. Merrell-Dow PharmaceuticalsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- Nichols v. HornSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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