Vernon v. Vernon
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 286, October T., 1918, by respondent, from decree of C. P. No. 3, Philadelphia County, June T., 1916, No. 629, granting divorce in case of Alban J. Vernon v. Hannah M. Vernon. Libel for divorce. Before Ferguson, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Errors assigned were various rulings on evidence quoted in the opinion of the Superior Court, and the charge of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Orlady, P. J.,
The libelant and respondent were married in 1884, and lived together as husband and wife until August, 1913, when the wife removed from their domicile and has continuously lived apart from her husband. The charge in this libel is wilful and malicious desertion without reasonable cause. An issue was framed and on the trial a special question was submitted to the jury, viz: “Did the respondent wilfully and maliciously and without reasonable cause, desert the libelant and absent herself from their habitation on or about August 4,1913, and persist in such desertion from…
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