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MARTIN v. COLEMAN

19 S.W.3d 757 (2000)

Lisa MARTIN, Administratrix of the Estate of Delores J. Coleman v. Robert C. COLEMAN.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

May 16, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David R. Swafford, Pikeville, TN, for appellant, Robert C. Coleman.

Proctor Upchurch, Crossville, TN, for appellee, Delores J. Coleman.

OPINION

HOLDER, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which ANDERSON, C.J., and DROWOTA, BIRCH, and BARKER, JJ., joined.

We granted this appeal to determine whether an implied partnership may be imposed upon the retirement benefits of one party to a relationship in which unmarried parties held themselves out as husband and wife. We hold that the lower courts erred in dividing the retirement benefits as property...

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