Abraham v. Connecticut Fire Insurance

LANDRY, Judge.

The sole issue presented for decision on this appeal is purely a question of law which may be stated as follows: Does Article 2315 LSA-C.C. confer a right of action for wrongful death to an illegitimate or natural sister of the half blood of a decedent allegedly killed because of the negligence of a third party? Upon defendant’s motion for summary judgment, based on plaintiff’s admission she is the illegitimate half sister of decedent, Richard Mason, (they being both illegitimate children of the same mother but having different fathers), for whose alleged wrongful death…