Wolf v. Wolf

The issue presented by this appeal is: Is a divorced spouse entitled to jointly owned United States Savings Bonds, Series “E”, upon the death of her former husband when there is a property settlement incorporated into the decree and it does not specifically mention the bonds ?

Trial was to the court and judgment was for plaintiffappellee, Dorothy M. Wolf. From the overuling of her motion for a new trial, appellant brings this appeal.

This dispute arose when appellee’s former husband died approximately three years after the divorce and the 27 bonds in question were discovered in the deceased’s…