Baker v. Ayres & Baker Pole & Post, Inc.
Wyoming Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
BURKE, Justice.
[T1] This is a dispute over the proceeds of an insurance policy on the life of the late Alvin Baker. His widow, Appellant Joan Baker, contends that the district court misapplied claims of promissory estoppel and constructive trust when it awarded the insurance proceeds to Appellees Larry Ayres, Karan Ayres, and Ayres and Baker Pole and Post, Inc. We agree, and reverse the judgment, remanding the case to the district court for entry of judgment in favor of Ms. Baker.
ISSUES
[12] Ms. Baker lists ten separate issues in her brief, but two of them are dispositive:
1. Whether the…
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