Marriage of Kornberg v. Kornberg

OPINION

ANDERSON, Justice.

Appellant Lela Kornberg challenges the authority of a successor judge to reconsider the ruling of a predecessor judge in the same case. The district court in this case entered a judgment and decree pursuant to a stipulated settlement in a dissolution matter. Lela Kornberg moved to have the judgment and decree vacated on a number of grounds, including fraud and failure of consideration. The judge who heard the motion vacated the judgment and decree, and then retired from the bench. A successor judge was assigned to the case. Respondent Harvey Kornberg moved the court…