Legal Opinion
Drake v. Drake
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 25, 1999No. 0015 W.D. Appeal Docket 1998PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NEWMAN, Justice.
We granted review in this matter to resolve whether a commutation award in a workers’ compensation claim is marital property and therefore subject to equitable distribution pursuant to Sections 3501 and 3502 of the Divorce Code.1
FACTS
James Drake (hereinafter Husband) and Jane E. Drake (hereinafter Wife) were married on April 23, 1977. It was the first marriage for both parties. Husband and Wife have two *486children, Tiffany born on September 5, 1977, and James born on August 8,1979. In December of 1977, several months after the couple married, Husband received his Bachelor…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- McCarty v. McCartySupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Mansell v. MansellSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- DiFlorido v. DiFloridoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Bell, Secy. of Banking v. BradySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
- Platek v. PlatekSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
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3Cited by19 opinions
- In Re the Marriage of SchrinerSupreme Court of Iowa · 2005
- Westinghouse Electric Corp./CBS v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
- Westinghouse Electric Corp. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
- In re HeinrichSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2012
- Focht v. FochtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
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