An item from San Jose Mercury News that did not published during my hiatus. How would this play in Indiana? Probably about the same. Although I am thinking of this as being tried before a judge under a divorce case, I am not so sure that a jury of Hoosiers would be greatly impressed with the ex-wife.
Jury rejects Peter Morton's ex-wife's money claims -
Tarlton Morgan claimed in a 2007 lawsuit that her ex-husband cheated her out of the full value of her 1 percent interest in the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, worth about $5 million, because he didn't tell her he had purchased land next door which increased the value of the resort.
Tarlton Morton got the stock in 1994 in exchange for giving up a yearly $100,000 payment by Morton as part of a prenuptial agreement, said her attorney Paul Nelson. The suit alleged breach of fiduciary duty, intentional misrepresentation and invasion of privacy.
Peter Morton testified that he paid her a fair price for her stock, paid more than $2 million in alimony until April 2004, and provided a fashionable Los Angeles home where she lived rent-free.
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Nelson said the jury's finding was "not what we'd hoped for," but
added that Tarlton Morton might get some relief when a judge hears her claim for unjust enrichment.
"We're very gratified," Nolan said. "Mr. Morton has been more than generous to his ex-wife."
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