Shupe v. Ham

OPINION

By the Court,

McKibben, D. J.:

Appellant Doris Ham Shupe brought suit against the respondent, her former husband, A. W. Ham, Jr., contending that Ham breached his fiduciary duty to Shupe by purchasing real property which he held in trust for her. After a trial before an advisory jury, the district court entered judgment for respondent, which judgment was consistent with the advisory verdicts. This appeal followed.

The parties’ twenty year marriage ended in divorce on August 9, 1962. Under a property settlement agreement, appellant received an interest in the following property which is…