Legal Opinion
Cummins v. Cox
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided December 27, 1990No. 89-SC-662-DGPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTERSHEIMER, Justice.
This appeal is from a decision of the Court of Appeals which reversed a judgment of the Franklin Circuit Court denying the biological father of an illegitimate son killed in an automobile accident the right to file an action for wrongful death pursuant to K.R.S. 411.130 or as a surviving parent in an action for loss of affection and companionship pursuant to K.R.S. 411.135.
The issue is whether the natural father had standing to file suit.
The child was born in 1969 to Betty Cum-mins and James Cox, Jr. Although they had been previously married, they were divorced in 1965.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Power v. HafleyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1887
- Pendleton v. PendletonKentucky Supreme Court · 1978
- Ellis v. EllisKentucky Supreme Court · 1988
- Fykes v. ClarkKentucky Supreme Court · 1982
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