· 9/27/1979
Hurt v. SUPERIOR COURT OF STATE OF ARIZ.
Citations
- 601 P.2d 1329
- 124 Ariz. 45
- 1979 Ariz. LEXIS 334
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- finding that the statutory phrase “children or parents” should be interpreted in the conjunctive rather than the disjunctive
- noting that the purpose of paternity statutes is “to provide financial support for the child”
- noting wrongful death defendant would be “an outsider” in paternity proceeding
- noting wrongful death defendant would be “an outsider” in paternity proceeding
- “[B]oth a surviving parent and surviving child, may recover for the wrongful death if either has been damaged by the death.”
- paternity in wrongful death case “can be determined at a pretrial hearing on the issue of the plaintiffs capacity to sue”
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Judges: Cameron, Struckmeyer, Hays, Holohan, Gordon
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