UDOMEH v. JOSEPH

No. 11-342.

75 So.3d 523 (2011)

Fidel UDOMEH, Individually and on Behalf of the Estate of the Minor Child, S.U. v. Sandra JOSEPH, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 23, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph R. Joy, III , Gordon J. Schoeffler , Attorneys at Law, Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellants, Fidel Udomeh, et al.

Frank X. Neuner, Jr. , Jennie P. Pellegrin , Laborde & Neuner, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, State of Louisiana, Department of Social Services.

Laura Lee Putnam , Assistant Attorney General, Louisiana Department of Justice, Lafayette, LA, for Defendants/Appellees, University Medical Center-Lafayette, State of Louisiana, through LSU Health System.

Court composed of SYLVIA R. COOKS, OSWALD A. DECUIR, and JIMMIE C. PETERS, Judges.


DECUIR, Judge.

An alleged biological father appeals a judgment dismissing his suit for the wrongful death of his son on the basis of no right of action. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS

Fidel Udomeh (Udomeh) alleges that he and Sandra Joseph (Joseph) are the biological parents of S.U. S.U. was born on June 16, 1997. Udomeh and Joseph were never married and separated from each other early in S.U.'s life. However, Udomeh alleges that he...

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