Rosen v. Rosen

520 Pa. 19 (1988)

549 A.2d 561

Maurice M. ROSEN, Appellant,

v.

Sandra Ebersole ROSEN, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued January 20, 1988.

Decided October 20, 1988.

Reargument Denied November 21, 1988.

James D. Crawford, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Donald W. Hedges, Philadelphia, Marvin Mitchelson, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, ZAPPALA and PAPADAKOS, JJ.

OPINION

NIX, Chief Justice.

The instant appeal raises interesting questions relating to subject matter jurisdiction and issue preclusion. The questions arise in the setting of a protracted…