In Re the Marriage of Bries

DONIELSON, Presiding Judge.

Roger Bries appeals from a district court decree of dissolution.

Mary Ann and Roger Bries were married in 1958. They have no minor children. In September of 1990, Mary Ann filed a petition for dissolution of marriage. Prior to the hearing, both parties engaged in a pretrial conference with legal counsel representing each party. They reached a pre- hearing stipulation regarding the division of property. On May 2, 1991, a hearing was held. Mary Ann’s lawyer advised the court of the nature of the property settlement and read the stipulation into the record. The case…