Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Wetherspoon
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 20, 1997No. 96-C-0744PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
694 So.2d 203 (1997)
Doris P. JOHNSON
v.
Charlie Mae WETHERSPOON, et al.
No. 96-C-0744.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
May 20, 1997.
Rehearing Denied June 30, 1997.
David Alan Hamilton, Baton Rouge, for Applicant.
Marsha Mason Wade, Baton Rouge, for Respondent.
JEFFREY P. VICTORY, Associate Justice.
We granted certiorari in this case to review the court of appeal's ruling that while survivor benefits paid pursuant to La.R.S. 11:762(D) belong to the beneficiary in full ownership, the beneficiary takes such benefits with the obligation to account to a former spouse in community if receipt of said benefits…
Also in this document: Dissent · Watson; Dissent · Calogero.
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Sims v. SimsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
- TL James & Co., Inc. v. MontgomerySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
- Hare v. HodginsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1991
- Broyles v. BroylesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1968
- Frazier v. HarperSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
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