Greger v. Greger

The plaintiff appeals from the denial of her motion to open the judgment dissolving her marriage to the defendant. She claims that the court (1) should have found that the defendant had defrauded her, (2) analyzed the alleged fraud under an inappropriate legal standard, and (3) should have found that the plaintiff had exercised due diligence to protect her interests. We reverse the trial court’s judgment.

The following facts are dispositive of this appeal. In 1983, the parties agreed to terminate their twenty-three year marriage. Wanting to reach an amicable settlement and to avoid financially…