In Re Marriage of Thomas

Petitioner Maxine Kay Thomas appeals from orders of the circuit court of La Salle County granting the motion of respondent John Michael Thomas for summary judgment, and denying petitioner’s subsequent motion to vacate that summary judgment. The only issue raised on appeal is whether a workmen’s compensation award for injuries incurred during the marriage is marital property under the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 40, par. 101 et seq.).

Maxine Thomas and John Thomas were married on January 16,1976. On April 13, 1978, John Thomas was injured in an…