McMahen v. McMahen
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 278, Jan. T., 1897, by defendant, from decree of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., Mareb T., 1894, No. 54, sustaining exceptions to master’s report in divorce. Libel for divorce. Tbe facts appear by the opinion of tbe Supreme Court. Error assigned was decree of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Gbeen,
While it is to be much regretted that the learned court below filed no opinion in this case setting forth its reasons for disagreeing with the master as to his conclusions, the view we take of the testimony and its legal effect renders the solution of the controversy a comparatively easy task.
As to the acts of cruelty complained of by the wife, there is no very serious difference between her testimony and her husband’s. She specifies them all in detail, and includes personal violence on his part in every instance. He admits them all, including the personal…
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