Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Hunter v. Ferebauer

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided November 19, 2013No. 30768-9-IIIPublished

1ConcurrenceFearing, J.

¶19 (concurring) — An appeals court judge is taught to avoid placing in an opinion facts unnecessary to the decision. I violate this instruction and write separately to voice the inequity suffered by appellant Michael Hunter. I also write separately because I consider the appeal merits additional analysis.

*10¶20 The parties agree that Michael Hunter is the father of Infant F, despite the mother, Michelle Ferebauer, being married to another. The infant was conceived in Washington State. Over a period of months thereafter, Ferebauer and Hunter participated in an unsettled relationship. On February…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Burger King Corp. v. RudzewiczSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Helicopteros Nacionales De Colombia, S. A. v. HallSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Insurance Corp. of Ireland v. Compagnie Des Bauxites De GuineeSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. Milliken v. MeyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1941

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