LIPE v. LIPE

No. 86-103.

728 P.2d 1124 (1986)

Jean M. LIPE, as executrix of the Estate of Gordon C. Lipe, and as trustee of the Lipe Family Trust, Appellant (Plaintiff), v. Phyllis B. LIPE, Appellee (Defendant).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

December 5, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Don W. Riske, Cheyenne, for appellant.

Bret F. King of King & King, Jackson, for appellee.

Before THOMAS, C.J., and BROWN, CARDINE, URBIGKIT and MACY, JJ.


URBIGKIT, Justice.

This appeal addresses the issue whether a separation agreement obligating the ex-husband to make support payments for his ex-wife survives his death in order to bind his estate. We decide this case by application of New York law by affirming the trial court which construed the agreement in favor of the divorced wife and against the estate for which the succeeding wife is executrix. The actual probate estate in Wyoming is de minimis.

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