This paper develops two
themes: (1) the relation of the class group of a Dedekind domain A to that of an
overring B and (2) the question of finding a nonzero, nonunit element x of a
Dedekind domain A such that A∕xA is regular. We obtain complete results in answer
to the first question, giving a corollary concerning the realization of certain groups as
class groups. We give various sufficient conditions in answer to the second question;
some in terms of the class group, others concerning Dedekind domains which often
arise in practice.