Tremayne Scoggins v. Evon M. Medlock — Hannah, J., Dissenting

Summary

The dissent argues that paternity is not limited to the statutory procedure governing paternity actions during a child's lifetime. It reasons that the wrongful-death statute expressly permits a father to participate as a beneficiary and that the paternity statutes can be harmonized with that provision by allowing a circuit court to determine paternity after the child's death. Special Justice John Belew joined the dissent.