Ballard v. Ballard

40 Mich. App. 37 (1972)

198 N.W.2d 451

BALLARD

v.

BALLARD

Docket No. 10219.

Michigan Court of Appeals.

Decided April 24, 1972.

Dyer, Meek, Ruegsegger & Bullard (by Barry L. King), for plaintiff.

Norman L. Zemke, for defendant.

Before: LESINSKI, C.J., and V.J. BRENNAN and O'HARA,[*] JJ.

O'HARA, J.

To understand our holding in this matter, it is regrettably necessary to set forth the background of the marriage of the parties, the earlier years of their lives together, the disintegration of the relationship, and finally the acrimonious pleadings and testimony, together with court orders pro and contra that…