Skip to main content
Federal & State Lawfederalstatelaw.com
Home/Federal/Cases
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 11/18/1957

Commonwealth Ex Rel. O'Brien v. O'Brien

Citations

  • 390 Pa. 551
  • 136 A.2d 451
  • 1957 Pa. LEXIS 322

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that a statute providing for blood testing in \any proceeding to establish paternity\ did not authorize blood tests in a proceeding by the putative father to challenge paternity
  • holding that the presumption of paternity “is essential in any society in which the family is the fundamental unit”
  • holding that a statute providing for blood testing in “any proceeding to establish paternity” did not authorize blood tests in a proceeding by the putative father to challenge paternity
  • stating that the provision applies only to proceedings “brought to establish paternity”
  • noting the admissibility into evidence of blood grouping tests in certain cases, though not those where the presumption applies
  • noting the admissibility into evidence of blood grouping tests in certain cases, though not those where the presumption applies

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Chidsey, Jones, Bell, Ci-Iidsey, Musmanno, Arnold, Cohen

Read full opinion on CourtListener

Cited by

31 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Cites

18 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

Other cases named Commonwealth Ex Rel. O'Brien v. O'Brien

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

Sourced from CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).

This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.