Vrabel v. Vrabel

This is a suit founded on theories of contract and tort. It stems from conditions which developed following the parties’ divorce. The complaint of the plaintiff-appellant ex-wife, Lana Vrabel (plaintiff), was dismissed by the trial court on motion. In issue is the constitutionality of Ohio’s “heart balm” statute.

The judgment is affirmed.

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The parties were divorced in January 1979. Later that year, the plaintiff moved with her four children to Maumee, Ohio. Her ex-husband, defendant-appellee, William Vrabel (defendant), continued living in the Cleveland area. The plaintiff purchased real estate…