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In October 1996 and October 1997, Mr. Rinehart signed health
insurance benefit forms that listed Ms. Yeager as his wife.7
Sometime after March 26, 1997, Mr. Rinehart mailed a letter to
American Airlines discussing the surgical health benefits for his
wife, Ms. Yeager.
Around April 1997, Mr. Williams died.
In June 1999, Mr. Rinehart initialed a Pension Benefit
Election Form that listed Ms. Yeager as his wife.
In February 2000, respondent served a set of interrogatories
on Ms. Yeager. In March 2000, Ms. Yeager responded to these
interrogatories. In her responses, Ms. Yeager admitted that (1)
she had received documents from the court in Washington State
that the divorce from Mr. Williams was final and (2) she was
finally divorced from Mr. Williams in August 1994.
From the date of their marriage through the time of trial,
petitioners lived together. During this time, petitioners held
themselves out as husband and wife. During and subsequent to the
years in issue, people referred to Mr. Rinehart as “Mr. Yeager”
and to Ms. Yeager as “Mrs. Rinehart”.
7 Ms. Yeager was eligible for spousal benefits, including
health insurance coverage, from American Airlines only if she and
Mr. Rinehart were married.
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