NEWMAN v. NEWMAN

No. 07-CA-58851.

558 So.2d 821 (1990)

Elaine Irene NEWMAN v. Arnold NEWMAN.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied April 11, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Briley Richmond, Jr., Biloxi, for appellant.

Thomas Wright Teel, Sekul Hornsby Teel & Tisdale, Biloxi, for appellee.

Before HAWKINS, P.J., and ROBERTSON and ANDERSON, JJ.


ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:

I.

This case presents important choice of law questions in the context of a wife's claim of a property right in a former husband's military retirement pension. We hold the claim governed by the law of the state(s) of domicile of the serviceman during the time he was a member of the United States Armed Forces.

The court below failed to respect these principles en route to summary dismissal of the wife's claim. We...

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