Legal Opinion

McGarrity v. Mengel

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 15, 1981No. 1211PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BROSKY, Judge:

Appellant filed a petition seeking a declaratory judgment of whether he is the father of the child, Jeffrey. He asked that the court order blood tests to be taken to make this determination and that other appropriate relief be granted if he is , found to be the father. He alleged that it is physically possible that he is the boy’s father and that the appellee, the mother, so claimed prior to Jeffrey’s birth. Preliminary objections to his petition were sustained and it was dismissed.

*189The central issue before us is whether appellant has standing to obtain the relief he seeks…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Wm. Penn Parking Garage, Inc. v. City of PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. Slawek v. StrohWisconsin Supreme Court · 1974
  4. Rothstein v. Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin & Upper MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Kendrick v. EverheartSupreme Court of Florida · 1980

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Clark v. JeterSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. Milby, L. v. Pote, C. v. Southern ChristrianSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  3. Tyler v. KingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  4. J.A.L. v. E.P.H.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  5. J.A.L. v. E.P.H.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996

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