Barkley v. Monsanto Co.

CARL R. GAERTNER, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff sued her ex-husband, Charles Barkley, and his employer, Monsanto Company, claiming entitlement to certain of Charles’ employment benefits. Plaintiff predicates her claim upon the provision of the separation agreement incorporated in the parties’ decree of dissolution in 1978.

If a deficiency in income taxes, state or federal, for the year 1977 or for any prior years for which joint income tax returns were filed by the parties, shall be assessed against the parties, the party whose understatement of income or overstatement of deductions occasioned…