Legal Opinion

Machain v. Machain

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County

Decided April 16, 1945No. 754Published

1Opinion of the Court

Kun, J;,

— This is a rule for alimony pendente lite. The libel charges, inter alia, adultery. To the petition for alimony an answer was filed by the husband reiterating the charge. Depositions were taken. While the court is liberal in passing on applications for alimony pendente lite, such alimony is not a matter of right but the application therefor is addressed to the sound discretion of the court. While the ultimate merits are not to be adjudged on such an application, the court cannot ignore plain facts and inferences to be drawn from the testimony in determining how its discretion in the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Gruninger v. GruningerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1899

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