Legal Opinion

Michell v. Michell

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 20, 1938No. Appeal, 67PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Cunningham, J.,

In this appeal by the wife-respondent from a decree of divorce, entered against her upon the ground of desertion, we are confronted with the duty of reaching an independent conclusion upon the question whether the husband-libellant, who surreptitiously removed himself and his personal belongings from their home on June 30, 1934, without such cause as would entitle him to a divorce, eight months later made respondent an offer of reconciliation in such good faith and sincerity as legally justified him, upon her declination, in charging her with wilful and malicious…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. MacDonald v. MacDonaldSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
  2. Loughney v. LoughneySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
  3. Walsh v. WalshSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
  4. Weisbrod v. WeisbrodSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1931

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Burch v. BurchCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1952
  2. Detz v. DetzSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
  3. Jones v. JonesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
  4. Helm v. HelmSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
  5. Esenwein v. EsenweinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1940

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