Legal Opinion

Conway v. Dana

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 26, 1974No. Appeal, 63PublishedCited by 165 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Me. Justice Nix,

The sole issue presented by this appeal is whether the lower court abused its discretion in denying appellant’s petition for reduction of an order of support awarded for the benefit of his two minor children.

Appellant, Warren B. Dana, filed a petition for reduction of a support order requiring him to pay $250.00 per month for support of his two daughters as well as an additional $50.00 per month toward orthodontist fees. The court below denied the petition and a timely appeal was taken to the Pennsylvania Superior Court. This appeal was discontinued 1 and a second…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Hecht v. HechtSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
  3. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Firestone v. FirestoneSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
  4. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Barnes v. BarnesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
  5. Commonwealth ex rel. Kreiner v. ScheidtSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1957

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3Cited by165 opinions

  1. Corabi v. Curtis Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Spriggs v. CarsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  3. In Re Custody of HernandezSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  4. Melzer v. WitsbergerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  5. Ellerbe v. HooksSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980

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