Legal Opinion
Weber Ex Rel. Weber v. Anderson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided August 18, 1978No. 47787, 47891PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PETERSON, Justice.
This appeal presents a single question: Whether a paternity action under Minn.St. 257.251 to 257.33 may be commenced after the death of the, putative father to allow inheritance under Minn.St. 525.172. It is an issue of first impression in this state. The district court held that the paternity action did not survive the putative father’s death and granted summary judgment accordingly. We conclude otherwise and reverse.
The complaint alleges that during May 1975 and at various other times Grant Anderson had sexual intercourse with Clarice Weber and that Anderson was the father…
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