Legal Opinion

Happel v. Mecklenburger

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided October 8, 1981No. 80-1662PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Johnson

This is an appeal from the grant of defendants’ motion for a directed finding based on plaintiff having failed to prove a prima facie case and overcome the presumption of legitimacy of a child born to a marriage. Plaintiff raises the following issues for review: (1) whether the trial court’s directed finding was contrary to the evidence; (2) whether the trial court erred in denying plaintiff’s motion that defendant James submit to a blood test; (3) whether the trial court erred in denying plaintiff’s motion for the parties to submit to the Human Leucocyte Antigen (HLA) test; and (4) whether…

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2Cases cited42 opinions

  1. Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. First National Bank v. St. Charles National BankAppellate Court of Illinois · 1987
  2. Holland v. HollandSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
  3. In Re Petition of SullivanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985
  4. Pritz v. ChesnulAppellate Court of Illinois · 1982
  5. First Nat'l Bk. of Elgin v. St. Charles Nat'l Bk.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1987

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