Legal Opinion
Davis v. Davis
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 7, 1995No. 93-FM-254PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRELL, Associate Judge:
On this appeal from a denial of declaratory relief, the issue is whether the trial court correctly applied the doctrine of collateral estoppel to block appellant from relitigating the issue of whether his estranged wife and her two minor children could be made to undergo blood testing in connection with the issue of paternity. We affirm.
I. The Facts
Appellee Mary 0. Short Davis was married to Julius R. Short until she filed for divorce in late 1978. Also in 1978, Mrs. Davis gave birth to Kelli Davis, and in 1980 she gave birth to Lilton Davis, Jr. In June 1984 Mrs.…
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