THOMAS v. STONE

No. 20050269.

711 N.W.2d 199 (2006)

2006 ND 59

Joan M. THOMAS, Plaintiff and Appellee and Brittany M. STONE and Megan M. Stone, Plaintiffs v. Wendy A. Stone, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

March 29, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Todd W. Foss, Stefanson, Plambeck & Foss, Moorhead, MN, for plaintiff and appellee.

Thomas D. Fiebiger and Sara K. Sorenson (on brief), Ohnstad Twichell, P.C., Fargo, N.D., for defendant and appellant.


CROTHERS, Justice.

[¶ 1] Wendy A. Stone, the surviving spouse of Michael Stone, appeals from a judgment declaring that Michael Stone's former wife, Joan M. Thomas, was entitled to one-half of the proceeds from a life insurance policy provided by his employer. We conclude the plain and unambiguous language of a divorce decree entitles Thomas to one-half of the insurance proceeds, and we affirm.

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[¶ 2] Michael Stone and Thomas were divorced...

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