Legal Opinion
Bjordahl v. Bjordahl
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided August 7, 1981No. 51486PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMONETT, Justice.
Appellant Lucy Bjordahl seeks enforcement of a 1971 Minnesota divorce judgment. The trial court dismissed the action, holding there was no personal jurisdiction over the nonresident defendant. We reverse.
Lucy and Jerome Bjordahl were married in Moorhead, Minnesota, on June 15, 1957, and divorced 14 years later on January 28, 1971. The divorce was a stipulated judgment under which Mr. Bjordahl agreed to maintain several insurance policies for both Lucy Bjordahl and the two children, ages 11 and 12. He also agreed to purchase a 1971 model car for Mrs. Bjordahl’s use not later…
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