HOOK v. HOOK

No. 14934.

683 P.2d 507 (1984)

101 N.M. 390

Pat HOOK, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Phyllis HOOK, personally and the Estate of Bruce Hook, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

June 28, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anne Kass, Albuquerque, for plaintiff-appellee.

Carl J. Schmidt, Albuquerque, for defendant-appellant.


OPINION

WALTERS, Justice.

Phyllis Hook, second wife and widow of Bruce Hook, appeals the trial court's determination that she received the proceeds from a Government Life Insurance policy (GLI), upon her husband's death, in constructive trust for the benefit of Pat Hook, Bruce's first wife. Phyllis contends that the trial court had no jurisdiction to decide the matter and that the decision was otherwise wrong on the merits. The case presents discrete issues...

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