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Philadelphia v. Hays

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 20, 1914No. Appeal, No. 241PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal, No. 241, Oct. T., 1913, by defendant, from order of Q. S. Phila. Co., for support in case of City of Philadelphia v. George A.' Hays. Citation for order for support.

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Appeal, No. 241, Oct. T., 1913, by defendant, from order of Q. S. Phila. Co., for support in case of City of Philadelphia v. George A.' Hays. Citation for order for support. The affidavit for the citation was as follows: ' “ Personally appeared before me, a notary public of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, residing in the City and County of Philadelphia, Iola Pierre Gudenlcauf residing at 3936 Girard Avenue in the city and county aforesaid, who, being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that she is the divorced wife of Frank G. Hays (who is out of the jurisdiction and cannot be…

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Head, J.,

This was a proceeding under sec. 28 of the Act of June 13, 1836, P. L. 539. As was said by Chief Justice Mercur, In re order of Thomas James, 116 Pa. 152, referring to the statute quoted: “As the act of assembly does not authorize any appeal in such cases, we cannot review the evidence, but are restricted to an examination of the record only.” Recognizing this necessary limitation of our power in a case of this character, the able counsel for the appellant has not printed in his paper-book any part of the evidence heard in the court below. No opinion was filed by the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. In re Order on JamesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1887

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. v. MilneSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
  2. In the Matter of Lucy JonesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1929
  3. Commonwealth v. PalmerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1915
  4. In re BauerMontgomery County Court of Quarter Sessions · 1937

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