Nelson v. Nelson

OPINION

HOWARD, Chief Judge.

Lou Ellen Nelson, appellant, and Leonard H. Nelson, appellee, were married on November 19, 1971. Prior to the marriage, appellant earned $550 a month as a bookkeeper and received'a $245 monthly pension payment from the death of her first husband. Upon her marriage, appellant lost her rights to the pension but received a lump sum settlement of approximately $5,000. She also gave up her job. Appellee was employed during the marriage as president and manager of Oliver’s Cleaners, Inc., a corporation in which he owned 20,000 shares of stock as his separate property. The…