Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Grube

Lancaster County Court of Quarter Sessions

Decided March 6, 1933No. 44Published

1Opinion of the Court

Schaeffer, J.,

On July 7, 1923, the defendant was ordered by the court to pay to his former wife the sum of $4 per week for the support of his minor son. Defendant and his wife were then divorced. Defendant complied *258with the order of court until 1932, when he became in arrears and an attachment was issued against him. It appears that defendant had defaulted in his payments on account of unemployment. After numerous continuances, he was finally sentenced for contempt of court for a period of 6 months. On September 9,1932, he was discharged from prison after serving his full term. Shortly…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. JamesPhiladelphia County Court of Quarter Sessions · 1891
  2. Com. Ex Rel. Berardino v. BerardinoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
  3. Gise v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1876
  4. Davis's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1879
  5. Commonwealth ex rel. Horwitz v. HorwitzSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1922

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