Legal Opinion
Weber v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 24, 1972No. 70-5112PublishedCited by 765 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Powell
The question before us, on writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Louisiana,1 concerns the right of dependent unacknowledged, illegitimate children to recover under Louisiana workmen's compensation laws benefits for the death of their natural father on an equal footing with his dependent legitimate children. We hold that Louisiana’s denial of equal recovery rights to dependent unacknowledged illegitimates violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Levy v. Louisiana, 391 U. S. 68 (1968); Glona v. American Guarantee & Liability Insurance Co., 391 U. S. 73 (1968).
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