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AMIE v. AMIE

No. 20384.

796 P.2d 233 (1990)

Deborah Joyce AMIE, Appellant, v. Frederick AMIE, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

August 21, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fitzgibbons & Anderson, Las Vegas, for appellant.

Ecker & Standish, Las Vegas, for respondent.

OPINION

SPRINGER, Justice.

After his divorce from Deborah, Frederick Amie recovered a judgment for wrongful termination by a former employer. The judgment included recovery of wages earned during the marriage, general tort damages and punitive damages. Since the wages are clearly community property, we hold that under First Nat'l Bank v. Wolff, 66 Nev. 51, 202 P.2d 878 (1949), Deborah is entitled to recover in an independent equitable action one-half...

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