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WILLIAMS v. FARMER

No. 2002-CA-02094-SCT.

876 So.2d 300 (2004)

Derrick WILLIAMS v. Lisa N. FARMER.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

July 1, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Elias Winfield, Attorney for Appellant.

Omar Lamont Nelson, Dennis C. Sweet, III, Jackson, Attorneys for Appellee.

Before WALLER, P.J., CARLSON and DICKINSON, JJ.

DICKINSON, Justice, for the Court.

¶ 1. This is a case in which a father seeks to recover half the proceeds paid in settlement of the claim for the wrongful death of his illegitimate daughter. Our decision is controlled by statute, which precludes recovery by the father for the death of his illegitimate child.

¶ 2. On February 14, 1996, Derrick Williams filed a complaint against Lisa N. Farmer, seeking to establish himself as an heir of Lisa's unborn...

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