Legal Opinion
Casey v. Self
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided December 26, 1990No. 69075PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HODGES, Justice.
The issues presented are (1) the constitutionality of Okla.Stat. tit. 84, § 215 (1981),1 which provides for the inheritance of a child born out of wedlock, and (2) the degree of proof required to show paternity of a child born out of wedlock in order to inherit from a father. We find that Okla. Stat. tit. 84, § 215 is constitutional. We also find that a child bom out of wedlock claiming under section 215 must prove paternity by clear and convincing evidence.
On December 10, 1985, Robert D. King (King) executed a will. King bequeathed all his property to Jimmy Ray Self (Self)…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Trimble v. GordonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Lalli v. LalliSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Reed v. CampbellSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Chamberlain v. ChamberlainSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1926
- Thompson v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1936
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Powell v. DicksionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2012
- Matter of Estate of KingSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1991
- Powell v. DicksionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2012
- Powell v. DicksionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2012