Perate v. Perate

Opinion by

Watkins, J.,

This is an appeal from the decree of the Court of Common Pleas No. 3 of Philadelphia County, granting a divorce a.v.m. to the plaintiff-appellee, William M. Perate, from the defendant-appellant, Santa Perate, on the.ground of indignities to the person.

As the court below points out, this case largely turns on the sharp issue of credibility in favor of the husband, that the wife was guilty of indignities and that the husband was the injured and innocent spouse.

The master recommended the divorce and made a 44-page report which indicated a careful and painstaking review of…