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MATTER OF ESTATE OF KING

No. 69075.

837 P.2d 463 (1990)

In the Matter of the ESTATE OF Robert D. (Bunk) KING, Deceased. J.D. CASEY, Appellant, v. Jimmy Ray SELF, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

As Corrected January 11, 1991.

Rehearing Denied September 10, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan K. Sullivan, Poteau, for appellant.

John N. Henderson, Stigler, for appellee.

HODGES, Justice.

The issues presented are (1) the constitutionality of Okla. Stat. tit. 84, § 215 (1981),1 which provides for the inheritance of a child born out of wedlock, and (2) the degree of proof required to show paternity of a child born out of wedlock in order to inherit from a father. We find that Okla. Stat. tit. 84, § 215 is constitutional. We also find that a child born out...

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