Udomeh v. Joseph
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
KNOLL, Justice.
I,This civil case presents the issue of whether an alleged biological father may bring a wrongful death and survival action for his illegitimate child, where the father has not filed a timely avowal action, but filed his wrongful death and survival petition asserting his paternity within the per-emptive period of La. Civ.Code art. 198. In resolving this issue, we are called upon to decide whether the filiation requirements of La. Civ.Code art. 198 apply to actions under La. Civ.Code arts. 2315.1 and 2315.2.
After the death of the minor child, S.U., plaintiff, Fidel Udomeh, filed…
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