Legal Opinion
Ex Parte State Ex Rel. Harrell
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided October 11, 1991No. 1901394PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The State of Alabama sought a writ of mandamus directing the Juvenile Court of Coosa County to withdraw its order granting James E. Harrell's request for a blood test made pursuant to his motion to determine paternity. The Court of Civil Appeals denied the State's petition for the writ of mandamus, and we granted the State's petition for the writ of certiorari.
The facts, as set forth in the State's petition, reveal that James E. Harrell and Sheeley A. Harrell were married in 1986. In 1987, Sheeley ("the mother") gave birth to a male child. In 1988, James and the mother separated, and the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Barber v. COVINGTON COUNTY COM'NSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
- Stewart v. StewartCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1980
- Julian v. JulianCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1981
- Coburn v. CoburnCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1985
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Williams v. BOARD OF WATER & SEWER COM'RSSupreme Court of Alabama · 1999
- Ex Parte State Ex Rel. EdwardsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1992
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