Legal Opinion
Rainer v. Feldman
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided September 21, 1990No. 89-1605PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This appeal presents an issue of first impression regarding which parent of an illegitimate child may bring a wrongful death action based upon the death of that minor child.
Kenyarda Rainer was born on June 27, 1980, to Louis Vinson and Aretha Rainer, who were not married and were not living together. On May 23, 1989, Kenyarda drowned in a swimming pool at Oakhurst Apartments in Montgomery.1 Vinson filed a wrongful death action on June 1, 1989, pursuant to Ala. Code 1975, §6-5-391. Rainer filed a separate wrongful death action on July 12, 1989, based on the same statute. After a hearing on…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Ex Parte CouchSupreme Court of Alabama · 1988
- Ex Parte PresseSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
- Griggs v. BarnesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1955
- Lewis v. CrowellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1923
- Jackson v. FarmerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1945
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3Cited by11 opinions
- W.B.Z. v. D.J.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1994
- Ex Parte JordanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1992
- K.W.J. v. J.W.B.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2005
- T.T.T. v. R.H.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2008
- D.D. v. E.E.B.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1997
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