Yankoskie v. Lenker

BECK, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Northumberland County denying appellant’s petition for relief under the Protection From Abuse Act, Pa. StatAnn. tit. 35, §§ 10181-10190 (Purdon 1977 & Supp. 1986). Finding that relief was improperly denied, we reverse.

Appellant Linda A. Yankoskie seeks court protection from Samuel Marlin Lenker, her former boyfriend. During the early 1980’s, appellant and Mr. Lenker shared a residence on Main Street, in Sunbury, Pennsylvania. They cohabited for an extended period of time. In March, 1983, appellant moved to an…