Legal Opinion

Finnerty v. Boyett

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided May 8, 1985No. 16781-CAPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

469 So.2d 287 (1985)

John FINNERTY, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

Janet Turner BOYETT, Defendant-Appellee.

No. 16781-CA.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

May 8, 1985.

Waddell, Irvin & Thomas by Robert P. Waddell, Shreveport, for plaintiff-appellant.

W. Eugene Golden, Shreveport, for defendant-appellee.

Before HALL, FRED W. JONES, Jr., SEXTON, NORRIS and LINDSAY, JJ.[*]

HALL, Judge.

The central issue presented is whether a person, who alleges he is the biological father of a child born during the marriage of the child's mother to another man, has a right of action to establish his paternity for…

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2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Lehr v. RobertsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Smith v. Organization of Foster Families for Equality & ReformSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Quilloin v. WalcottSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Caban v. MohammedSupreme Court of the United States · 1979

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Smith v. ColeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
  2. T.D. v. M.M.M.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1999
  3. Lamana v. LeBlancSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1988
  4. Alex v. Heirs of AlexLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
  5. Lamana v. LeBlancLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990

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