Mitchell v. Armstrong

Supreme Court of Alabama May 31, 1996

Mitchell v. Armstrong, 677 So. 2d 1174 (Ala. 1996)

1996 Ala. LEXIS 137; 1996 WL 293426

Cook, Hooper, Maddox, Almon, Shores, Houston, Ingram, Butts, Kennedy

Opinion of the Court

COOK, Justice.

WRIT DENIED.

HOOPER, C.J., and MADDOX, ALMON, SHORES, HOUSTON, INGRAM, and BUTTS, JJ., concur. KENNEDY, J., dissents.

Dissenting Opinion

KENNEDY, Justice

(dissenting).

I think this Court should grant certiorari review, if for no other reason than to address the trial court’s order awarding the unwed mother a total of only $1,000 from the father for all the child’s prior expenses and support.

The mother indicates in her petition that there was “uncontroverted” evidence that prior medical expenses for the child exceeded $6,000 and that from the time of the child’s birth the father had made no payments of support.

Reference

Full Case Name: Ex Parte Jennifer Mitchell. (Re Jennifer Mitchell v. Gordon G. Armstrong Iii).
Cited By: 3 cases
Status: Published