THOMAS v. SMITH

No. 84-69.

463 So.2d 971 (1985)

Alfred Joseph THOMAS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Bertha B. SMITH, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

January 30, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Marvin Montgomery, Baton Rouge, for defendants-appellants.

Wilford Carter, Lake Charles, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Camp, Carmouche, Barsh, Hunter, Gray & Hoffman, Randy Fuerst, M. Joy Clemons, Lake Charles, for defendants-appellees.

Before DOUCET, YELVERTON and KNOLL, JJ.


DOUCET, Judge.

This is a paternity suit brought by Alfred Thomas and Sarah Diane Dotson against Bertha Smith, who is the widow of the plaintiffs' alleged biological father. The defendant denies that her deceased husband is the biological father of the plaintiffs. Furthermore, the defendant excepted on the ground that the plaintiffs have no right of action because the ex-husband of the plaintiffs' biological mother, Earlie Shepard, is their presumptive father. The...

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