Brongel v. Brongel

This appeal is taken from an order entered in the contested divorce action. The only question on review is whether the trial court properly distributed the marital estate.

The parties were married in November 1966 and the plaintiff filed suit for divorce in June 1973. Pursuant to a stipulation between the parties, the trial court heard evidence on the issue of divorce only and on April 23, 1974, entered a decree of divorce in favor of the plaintiff. Subsequently, evidence was taken in regard to the distribution of the marital estate and on December 24,1974, the trial court entered a decree…