Sudwischer v. Estate of Hoffpauir
Louisiana Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
11YELVERTON, Judge.
The issue in this appeal is the correctness of the trial court’s finding that Alana Sud-wiseher (Alana) was not the biological child of the deceased, Paul Hoffpauir. We conclude that the trial judge, who properly applied the clear and convincing bin-den of proof, did not commit manifest error in his findings. Accordingly, we affirm.
J2FACTS
This filiation action has been pending since 1981. Alana sued Hoffpauir’s estate claiming that Hoffpauir was her biological father. He died in 1979 survived by his wife, Rosemary Wright Hoffpauir, whom he had married in 1933. Hoffpauir was…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Rosell v. EscoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
- Lalli v. LalliSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Rotenberry v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1985
- Sudwischer v. Estate of HoffpauirSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1991
- Succession of SandersLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1986
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- Sudwischer v. Estate of HuffpauirSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1997