[DOWNLOAD] "Rice v. Garrison" by Supreme Court of Kansas * Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Rice v. Garrison
- Author : Supreme Court of Kansas
- Release Date : January 14, 1995
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 64 KB
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The opinion of the court was delivered by This is a declaratory judgment action brought by the surviving spouse of a deceased state employee seeking a determination that she is the owner of certain pension benefits and life insurance proceeds, notwithstanding the fact the decedent's former wife is the designated beneficiary thereof. The district court, on equitable principles of unjust enrichment, established a constructive trust in favor of the surviving spouse on the bulk of the proceeds. Alternatively, the district court held that the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (KPERS) benefits were subject to the widow's right of election under K.S.A. 59-602 (Ensley); throughout this opinion the Ensley version of chapter 59 will be the applicable version. Appeals and cross-appeals have been filed by the various parties hereto from those portions of the judgment adverse to their respective positions.