JOHNSON v. WETHERSPOON

No. 96-C-0744.

694 So.2d 203 (1997)

Doris P. JOHNSON v. Charlie Mae WETHERSPOON, et al.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied June 30, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Alan Hamilton, Baton Rouge, for Applicant.

Marsha Mason Wade, Baton Rouge, for Respondent.


JEFFREY P. VICTORY, Associate Justice.

We granted certiorari in this case to review the court of appeal's ruling that while survivor benefits paid pursuant to La.R.S. 11:762(D) belong to the beneficiary in full ownership, the beneficiary takes such benefits with the obligation to account to a former spouse in community if receipt of said benefits violates the former spouse's community ownership rights. For reasons more fully discussed below, we affirm the court of...

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