PEOPLE IN INTEREST OF M. E. W.

No. 78-1181.

600 P.2d 108 (1979)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado In the Interest of M. E. W. F., a child. Upon the Petition of J. E. F., Petitioner-Appellant, and Concerning, M. B. W., as Executrix of the Estate of M. C. W., Deceased, Respondent-Appellee.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. I.

Rehearing Denied June 21, 1979.

Certiorari Denied September 10, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George A. Hinshaw, Aurora, for petitioner-appellant.

Richard M. Kranzler, Wheatridge, for respondent-appellee.


COYTE, Judge.

Petitioner, on behalf of her minor child, brought this paternity action. During the course of the action, the alleged father died, and his personal representative was substituted as a party. From an order of the trial court dismissing the action, petitioner appeals, and we reverse.

Although the record is meager, the parties agree that the trial court's dismissal was based on the conclusion that paternity actions do not survive the death of the...

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