Chinburg v. Chinburg

The defendants, Dale and Ellen Chinburg, appeal a decision of the Superior Court (Dickson, J.) ordering reinterment of *617their son, the plaintiff’s husband, from Durham to Arlington National Cemetery. The plaintiff, April Sloane Chinburg, cross-appeals the denial of a constructive trust in her favor over the proceeds of her late husband’s life insurance policy. We affirm.

The plaintiff and Michael Chinburg married in September 1990. In January 1991, Michael Chinburg died while serving as a fighter pilot with the United States Air Force in Saudi Arabia. Shortly before departing for the Persian…