Neely v. Thomasson’s Empirical Analysis

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18 state decisions

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1. “Because the issue of paternity was raised and ruled upon in a prior action, Decedent, if alive, would have been barred from challenging paternity at a later date. As a result, Decedent's heirs are likewise barred from asserting claims that Decedent himself would have been barred from asserting. Moreover, we find that it would be unjust to allow Decedent's siblings to assert a claim that Decedent himself never chose to assert during his lifetime.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Brown v. Sojourner (In re Estate of Brown)