Legal Opinion
County of Fresno v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 19, 1979No. Civ. 4553PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HOPPER, J.
The principal issue in this writ proceeding is whether it is an abuse of discretion for a trial court to deny a motion under Evidence Code section 893 for a human leucoyte antigen (hereinafter HLA) test to establish parentage in a civil paternity suit when extended factor blood testing has already taken place and the defendant was not excluded by such test. We conclude that under the circumstances it is an abuse of discretion.
Facts
On August 28, 1964, Ruth Williams (hereinafter Ruth) and James Williams (hereinafter James) obtained a final decree of divorce. On November 2,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Kusior v. SilverCalifornia Supreme Court · 1960
- Salas v. CortezCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
- Cramer v. MorrisonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1979
- Dodd v. HenkelCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1978
- Michael B. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1978
3Cited by8 opinions
- Happel v. MecklenburgerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
- Callison v. CallisonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1984
- Everett v. EverettCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1984
- County of Los Angeles v. EstesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1979
- Bsh v. JjhMissouri Court of Appeals · 1981
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