Legal Opinion
Fisher v. Fisher
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 25, 2001No. 170 and 171 M.D. Appeal Dkts. 1998PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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FLAHERTY, Chief Justice.
The sole issue in this equitable distribution case is to determine the proper disposition of employee stock options which had been granted to one spouse during coverture but had not vested1 and could not have been exercised during the marriage.
The Fishers married in 1984, separated in 1993, and divorced in 1994. During the marriage, Mr. Fisher worked as an executive officer for the Harley Davidson Corporation in Allentown, Pennsylvania. One of the perquisites of the position was the periodic award of stock options. Mr. Fisher routinely exercised the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- In Re Marriage of HugCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1984
- Berrington v. BerringtonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- Green v. GreenCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1985
- Powell v. PowellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
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