Legal Opinion
Wilmington Trust Co. v. Clark
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided January 16, 1981No. [No. 46, September Term, 1980.]PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMurphy, C. J.
This case of first impression calls for a determination whether the estate of a decedent who was obligated during his lifetime to make support payments to a former wife under a separation agreement is liable in tort or contract for monetary loss allegedly sustained by the wife as a result of her former husband’s premature death by suicide.
John Clark and his wife, Ruth, entered into a separation agreement on March 2, 1976. At that time the parties were residents of Delaware and the agreement provided that it was to be interpreted and governed by the laws of that state. The agreement provided…
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