Wade v. Burke

OPINION

GARFF, Judge:

Defendant and appellant, Richard Burke, appeals the trial court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of his former wife, plaintiff and respondent, Patricia Wade, and against him in a property dispute arising out of their divorce decree. We affirm.

Respondent was married to appellant for more than sixteen years. They were divorced in 1978, but property issues were not decided until October 24, 1980. The major issue at trial was whether several properties were marital assets, including a fifteen-acre parcel of undeveloped property located in southeast Salt Lake County,…