Legal Opinion
Laikola v. Engineered Concrete
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided March 23, 1979No. 48566PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TODD, Justice.
Gerald Laikola was killed in an industrial accident. At the time of his death, he was ceremoniously married to Laurel Laikola, who was awarded the widow’s share of the compensation award. Jane Laikola contests the award to Laurel Laikola on the grounds that she was the common-law wife of Gerald, that their common-law marriage was valid under the law of Minnesota, and that the subsequent ceremonial marriage by Gerald to Laurel in Minnesota was bigamous and void. We affirm the award of the widow’s benefits to Laurel Laikola.
In 1964, Gerald Laikola and Jane Kokesh began dating…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Bogen v. BogenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
- Gallegos v. WilkersonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1968
- Peirce v. PeirceIllinois Supreme Court · 1942
- State Ex Rel. Smith v. Superior CourtWashington Supreme Court · 1945
- In Re Estate of StahlAppellate Court of Illinois · 1973
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Marriage of Cummings v. CummingsCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1985
- Matter of Estate of LambNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1982
- Hesington v. Estate of HesingtonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1982
- Marriage of Yi Ning Ma v. Mei Fang MaCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1992
- Hargrave v. Duval-CouetilSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2010
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