Ponthus v. Ponthus
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 194, Oct. T., 1915, by defendant, from decree of C. P: No. 1, Philadelphia Co., March T., 1915, No, 628, awarding divorce in case of George Ponthus v. Isabelle Ponthus. Libel for divorce. Before Brbgy, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Error assigned was decree awarding divorce.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Porter, J.,
The ground upon which the appellee in this action alleged that he was entitled to a divorce was that the respondent “had offered such indignities to the person of the libellant as to render his condition intolerable and life burdensome, and thereby compelled him to cease to reside with the said respondent.” The authority to grant a divorce upon this ground was conferred by the Act of June 25, 1895, P. L. 308. The case was referred to a master who filed a report recommending that the libel be dismissed, but the court below sustained exceptions filed to the report of the…
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