Heilman v. Heilman

Defendant, Edward Heilman, appeals the property settlement provisions of the November 8, 1978, judgment of divorce which dissolved the parties’ marriage.

During the marriage, defendant suffered the loss of his right eye in a work-related accident. In 1976, along with his wife, plaintiff Marlene Heilman, he instituted a products liability action against the manufacturer of the industrial press involved in the accident. Plaintiff’s complaint for divorce was filed in 1977. At the time of the judgment of divorce, the products liability action was still pending in the Wayne County Circuit Court.

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