SOCHA v. SOCHA

No. 95-1641.

204 Wis.2d 474 (1996)

555 N.W.2d 152

Elaine C. SOCHA, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. James SOCHA, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided September 18, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the defendant-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Ellen M. Frantz of Johns & Flaherty, S.C. of LaCrosse.

On behalf of the plaintiff-respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of Russell W. Devitt of Soffa & Devitt of Whitewater.

Before Brown, Nettesheim and Snyder, JJ.


SNYDER, J.

James Socha appeals from a summary judgment which imposed a constructive trust requiring him to transfer to his mother, Elaine C. Socha, the proceeds from his father's death benefits. The imposition of the trust was based on a finding that Joseph Socha, James' father, was restrained by court order from changing the beneficiary of his retirement and life insurance policies to James during Joseph and Elaine Socha's pending divorce proceedings.

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