Pierce v. Woods

OPINION

BROCK, Chief Justice.

James W. Pierce and Carolyn J. Pierce were husband and wife at the time of his death in 1976. They had been married eighteen years and were the parents of three children. She was gainfully employed during approximately twelve years of their marriage and he for virtually the entire time.

They comingled all funds, maintaining joint savings and checking accounts. She wrote all checks for the payment of bills and, in general, was the business manager of the marital partnership. All purchasers and payments were made from joint accounts. At the time of his death they…