Legal Opinion
Hurt v. SUPERIOR COURT OF STATE OF ARIZ.
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided September 27, 1979No. 14233PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAMERON, Chief Justice.
We accepted jurisdiction of this petition for special action filed by Joan Dickinson Hurt, surviving parent and personal representative of Bruce Edward Dickinson, deceased, on behalf of herself and Bruce William Dickinson, child of the deceased. Rule 23, Arizona Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure, 17A A.R.S.
We must decide the following questions:
1. Is an after-born “illegitimate” child a “surviving child” under Arizona’s wrongful death statute?
2. If so, must paternity be established as a condition precedent to bringing the wrongful death action and, if so, what is the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- In Re the Estate of MillimanArizona Supreme Court · 1966
- Salinas v. KahnCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1965
- Southern Pacific Co. v. WilsonArizona Supreme Court · 1906
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. RobertsonTexas Supreme Court · 1891
- Lueck v. Superior Court, County of CochiseArizona Supreme Court · 1970
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Summerfield v. Superior Court, Maricopa Cty.Arizona Supreme Court · 1985
- Austin v. City of ScottsdaleArizona Supreme Court · 1984
- Gillett-Netting v. BarnhartCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
- Brewer v. LacefieldSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1990
- City of Phoenix v. HarnishCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2006
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