Legal Opinion
Thorson v. Thorson
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided January 3, 1996No. Civ. 950114PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.
The Estate of Doris Thorson appealed from an order dismissing Doris Thorson’s action for divorce. We conclude an action for divorce abates on the death of a party and we affirm.
On March 14, 1994, after nineteen years of marriage, Doris Thorson filed for divorce from Allen Thorson. Although each had children from previous marriages, no children were born of this marriage, the second marriage for both parties. At the time of their marriage, Doris had been diagnosed with leukemia but it was in remission for several years during the marriage. Prior to filing for…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Matter of Estate of HillNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1992
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- Oliver v. OliverSupreme Court of Iowa · 1933
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