Fried v. Fried

509 Pa. 89 (1985)

501 A.2d 211

Olga J. FRIED, Appellee,

v.

Robert J. FRIED, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued May 15, 1985.

Decided November 20, 1985.

Ronald M. Katzman, Harrisburg, for appellant.

Timothy J. O'Connell, John C. Howett, Jr., Harrisburg, for appellee.

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

OPINION

NIX, Chief Justice.

The instant divorce action has been in litigation for five years and demonstrates a procedural practice which creates unacceptable delay in the disposition of matrimonial cases. The relevant facts arose in October, 1981…