PETERSON v. PETERSON

No. 45668.

242 N.W.2d 103 (1976)

Jeanette PETERSON, Respondent, v. Richard PETERSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

May 14, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Grathwol, Ploetz, Oberhauser & Nodland, and Raymond C. Ploetz, Wayzata, for appellant.

Robins, Meshbesher, Singer & Spence, Ronald I. Meshbesher, and John P. Clifford, Minneapolis, for respondent.

Russell, Russell & McLeod and James H. Russell, Golden Valley, amicus curiae, seeking reversal.

Gordon, Kauffman & Metchnek, James Metchnek and Robert J. Levy, Minneapolis, amicus curiae, seeking affirmance.

Heard before KELLY, MacLAUGHLIN and SCOTT, JJ., and considered and decided by the court en banc.


SCOTT, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order for judgment and decree of dissolution of the marriage relationship between the parties, entered on January 23, 1975, in the Hennepin County District Court. Respondent below, Richard Peterson (hereafter respondent), seeks review of the trial court's division of property and alimony award. We affirm.

On July 15, 1972, Richard Peterson commenced an action for divorce against Jeanette

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