Legal Opinion

Commonwealth ex rel. Turner v. Turner

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 15, 1960No. Appeal, No. 53PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Montgomery, J.,

In this appeal by defendant-husband from an order of support for his wife and child, the only questions that need consideration are the sufficiency of the evidence to support the finding of the lower court that there was a failure of support and the reasonableness of the order. The fact that the parties were living together is no defense. Commonwealth v. Peters, 178 Pa. Superior Ct. 82, 113 A. 2d 327.

The testimony, which we have examined in the original record, discloses that both parties ivorked, the wife making $42.00 per week (net), and the husband, $77.50 (net).…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. GeorgeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
  2. Jones v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
  3. Commonwealth v. PetersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1955

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Shutter v. ReillySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Glenn v. GlennSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
  3. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Gauby v. GaubySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  4. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Goldstein v. GoldsteinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  5. Commonwealth ex rel. Mitterling v. MitterlingSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1963

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