Woman who killed husband now suing for his pension

Submitted by anthony on Tue, 2009-09-29 00:09

Story here. Excerpt:

'A woman who has maintained that she killed her husband out of self-defense is now suing his former employer for survivor's benefits through his retirement plan.

56-year-old Fayette Nale, who was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the 2007 stabbing death of her husband, is serving a 3-15 year prison sentence. Nale had testified that she suffered months of physical and sexual abuse before a fight when she accidentally stabbed him.

Now Nale, who suffers from lupus and uses a wheelchair after injuries from a 1988 car accident, is suing Ford Motor Co. for her late husband's pension.

Nale has filed federal suit, claiming that her conviction "is not considered an intentional causing of death such that she should be denied survivor benefits," Courthouse News Service reports. She was acquitted of homicide when her original charge of second-degree murder was reduced to voluntary manslaughter.'

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Just like a widow's pension - a widow is a widow.

-ax

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Submitted by axolotl on Tue, 2009-09-29 05:34

So if the guy kills himself she wouldn't qualify for life insurance or benefits but if she kills him then she is entitled to these benefits? WTF?

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Submitted by the_captain on Wed, 2009-09-30 19:02