Waldman v. Maini

OPINION

By the Court,

Hardesty, J.:

On Christmas Day 2003, Steven and Susan Maini, their two children, and Susan’s parents died in a plane crash at the North Las Vegas airport. This appeal arises out of a conflict between Susan’s brother and Steven’s brother, the administrators of Susan’s and Steven’s respective estates, over the distribution of the ownership interest in a Maini family company, respondent/cross-appellant Maini Distributing, Inc. (MDI), and the distribution of Susan’s life insurance policies’ proceeds. In this appeal, after determining that MDI was Steven’s separate property, we…