Legal Opinion

Spence v. Spence

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 20, 1950No. Appeal, 135PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Hirt, J.,

The parties to this action in divorce were married on April 1, 1924. They lived together but little more than two years when respondent left the libellant in their common home. The lower court found the charge of desertion sustained by the evidence and granted a divorce on that ground. The decree will be affirmed.

Libellant’s testimony is to this effect: Over a period of months, on his return from work in the local steel mill, libellant frequently found a young man, and always the same person, in the two-room apartment with his wife. Except for the presence of this man in…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Krug v. KrugSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1903
  2. Wick v. WickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
  3. Koontz v. KoontzSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1929
  4. Dearth v. DearthSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
  5. Clark v. ClarkSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1947

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Howay v. HowayIdaho Supreme Court · 1953
  2. Gehris v. GehrisSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. Politylo v. PolityloSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
  4. Ryave v. RyaveSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  5. Horton v. HortonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1952

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