Legal Opinion
State v. Douty
Washington Supreme Court
Decided November 29, 1979No. 45938PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHicks, J.
Larry Rocz seeks reversal of a decision of the Court of Appeals, Division One, which applied RCW 26.26, the Washington Uniform Parentage Act (UPA), effective June 1976, in an action to determine the paternity of a child born in 1970. State v. Douty, 20 Wn. App. 608, 581 P.2d 1074 (1978). The Court of Appeals reversed the trial court's summary judgment dismissal of the action and remanded the case for trial. We granted discretionary review and we reverse the Court of Appeals.
February 17, 1977, under RCW 26.26, the King County Prosecuting Attorney filed a petition in King County Superior Court…
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