Legal Opinion
Matter of Estate of Lemer
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided June 3, 1981No. 13178PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Chief Justice.
Appellant, Dorsey Jean Farley, appeals from the declaratory judgment of the trial court, which, inter alia, awarded all or part of the proceeds of two life insurance policies to the Estate of John J. Lemer (decedent). We reverse and remand.
Dorsey Jean Farley married decedent on October 15,1969. Three children were born to the marriage: Benjamin Lemer, Tracy Lemer and William Lemer. In 1976, Dorsey Jean Farley was granted a divorce from decedent. A property settlement agreement incorporated into, the decree of divorce provided that any life insurance policies owned by…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Murphy v. Travelers InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Shoudy v. ShoudyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1921
- Mutual Life Insurance of New York v. FranckCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1935
- Thomson v. ThomsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1946
- Lock v. LockCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1968
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Evans v. EvansSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
- Noll v. BrendeSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1982
- Carpenter v. CarpenterCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1985
- Fox v. BurdenSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1999
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