Marriage of Olsen v. Olsen

I respectfully dissent. We must affirm the trial court’s findings of fact supporting the conclusion that the North Shore property is nonmarital unless the findings are clearly erroneous. See Campion v. Campion, 385 N.W.2d 1, 4 (Minn.App.1986). “Clearly erroneous” means “manifestly contraiy to the weight of the evidence or not reasonably supported by the evidence as a whole.” Northern States Poiver Co. v. Lyon Food Prods., 304 Minn. 196, 201, 229 N.W.2d 521, 524 (1975).

The conveyance of the property to the parties as joint tenants and the designation of both parties as recipients of the gift…