Legal Opinion
Eckel v. Hassan
New York Supreme Court
Decided September 21, 1976PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFrank X. Altimari, J.
The plaintiff, the father of the decedent, has moved to amend the complaint and bill of particulars in this wrongful death action. He seeks to include an alleged illegitimate child of the decedent as a distributee.
The deceased died on March 9, 1973, the night before he was to be married. On September 18, 1973, the woman whom the decedent was to marry gave birth to a child. No order of filiation was made during the lifetime of the deceased putative father. It is this child the plaintiff seeks to include as a distributee of the proceeds of any recovery in this action.
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- Woods v. LancetNew York Court of Appeals · 1951
- Endresz v. FriedbergNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- In re the Estate of OrtizNew York Surrogate's Court · 1969
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