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SUDWISCHER v. ESTATE OF HOFFPAUIR

No. 96-1312.

692 So.2d 590 (1997)

Alana SUDWISCHER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ESTATE OF Paul HOFFPAUIR, et al., Defendant-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Granted May 16, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen A. Stefanski, Crowley, for Alana Sudwischer.

John Franklin Craton, Crowley, for Estate of Paul Hoffpauir, et al.

Before YELVERTON, THIBODEAUX and SAUNDERS, JJ.

YELVERTON, Judge.

The issue in this appeal is the correctness of the trial court's finding that Alana Sudwischer (Alana) was not the biological child of the deceased, Paul Hoffpauir. We conclude that the trial judge, who properly applied the clear and convincing burden of proof, did not commit manifest error in his findings. Accordingly, we affirm.

FACTS

This filiation action has been pending since 1981. Alana sued Hoffpauir's estate claiming that...

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