Ecker v. Ecker

BAER, A.J.,

Appellant/defendant Evelyn E. Ecker, First Wife, appeals from our order holding that she is (1) estopped from denying the validity of the divorce decree ending her marriage to Donald B. Ecker; (2) estopped from denying the validity of the marriage between Ecker and appellee/plaintiff Mildred D. Ecker, Second Wife; and (3) that Second Wife is the legal widow of Ecker.

This dispute concerns determining who is the legal widow of Ecker. The issue is important because both parties have claimed Ecker’s substantial federal annuity benefits. Second Wife contends she is entitled to these…