Eichelberger v. Eichelberger

582 S.W.2d 395 (1979)

William John EICHELBERGER, Petitioner,

v.

Helen Beatrice EICHELBERGER, Respondent.

No. B-7239.

Supreme Court of Texas.

May 23, 1979.

Rehearing Denied July 11, 1979.

Segrest, Mills, Cameron & Riley, Philip R. Segrest, Waco, for petitioner.

Bedford D. Edwards and Erich W. Schwartze, III, Waco, for respondent.

SPEARS, Justice.

This is a divorce case. The sole question presented is whether the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution preempts a division by the state court of Texas of a spouse's entitlement to benefits under the federal Railroad Retirement Act of 1974. 45…