In re Marriage of Heady

This appeal is taken from the judgment of the circuit court of Jasper County dismissing Connie J. (Simmons) Heady’s complaint for dissolution of her marriage to L. Duane Heady. The complaint was dismissed on the ground that an earlier divorce decree granted to Duane Heady barred the present proceeding.

Duane Heady originally obtained a decree of divorce in the circuit court of Crawford County on August 29, 1977. The court also approved a property settlement which had been prepared and signed by the parties in advance. Although Connie had entered her appearance in the cause and was represented…