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WORTHINGTON v. WORTHINGTON

No. 84-1536.

21 Ohio St. 3d 73 (1986)

WORTHINGTON, APPELLANT, v. WORTHINGTON, APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided January 15, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McConn & Cutrell and Jay D. Cutrell, for appellant.

West, West & Yelton, Paul R. Yelton, Lindhorst & Dreidame and Robert C. Martin, for appellee.

CELEBREZZE, C.J.

The issue first presented for our review is whether the trial court abused its discretion in considering as a marital asset the appreciation in value of a non-marital property.

We begin by restating what is by now a well-established principle relevant to the equitable division of property, which is that "* * * trial courts are vested with broad powers in determining the appropriate scope of property awards in divorce actions." Berish

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