Commonwealth Ex Rel. Howard v. Howard

Opinion by

Parker, J.,

The sole question presented on this appeal is whether an order of the Municipal Court of Philadelphia remitting arrearages due a wife under a former order of that court was merely an error of law, which, not having been questioned by appeal, became res judicata, or whether such order was null and void for lack of jurisdiction in that court and may be attacked at any time. We are all of the opinion it was an error of law.

On June 6,1922, the Municipal Court of Philadelphia made an order requiring the defendant, Herbert L. Howard, to pay his wife, Anna M. Howard, $12.50 a…