Gorman v. Gorman

OPINION

Introduction

Robinson, Justice.

The parties to this appeal are former spouses, and the issue before us involves the Property Settlement Agreement that was drafted in connection with their divorce. The dispute centers around two separate stock plans in which the defendant husband was at all relevant times a participant by virtue of his status as an employee of a company called “NY-PRO, Inc.” In addressing the contentions of the parties, it will be necessary for us to consider some fundamental principles of contract law as they relate to the responsibilities and powers of the justices of…