Legal Opinion
Lucas v. Estate of Stavos
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided March 2, 1993No. 41A01-9205-CV-162PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NAJAM, Judge.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
We are asked to decide whether a Louisiana child born out of wedlock qualifies as a dependent child under Indiana's wrongful death statute, IND.CODE § 84-1-1-2. Brandon Lucas and David Lucas ("Lucas-es") appeal from a partial summary judgment entered in the Johnson Circuit Court giving full faith and credit to a Louisiana paternity determination, granting the counterclaim of the Estate of Peter A. Stavos ("Estate") and holding that Lindsey Rose Stavos Elliott ("Lindsey") is the natural daughter of the decedent, Peter Stavos ("'Peter"). We affirm.
ISSUES
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