Legal Opinion
Tolstad v. Tolstad
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided February 8, 1995No. Civ. 940203PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEUMANN, Justice.
Corrine Tolstad appeals from a district court summary judgment awarding the proceeds' of Ray Tolstad’s group insurance policy to Darlene Tolstad. We affirm.
Ray and Darlene were divorced on November 18, 1988. Their stipulated property settlement was incorporated into the divorce decree, including the following provision:
“So long as [Ray’s] employer furnishes a life insurance policy on the life of [Ray], that [Ray] shall continue to name [Darlene] as his primary beneficiary....”
Ray was employed at BNI Coal, and at the time of the divorce Darlene was named the primary…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- McMillan v. ParrottCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. Rose Marie Wheaton, and Douglas Wheaton and Daniel WheatonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
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