Commonwealth Ex Rel. Nicholson v. Groff

Opinion by

Ross, J.,

This is an appeal by a father, John Russell Groff, from the refusal of the court below to vacate an order for the support of his minor daughter, Winifred.

On January 29, 1948, appellant’s divorced wife obtained an order on him in the Municipal Court of Philadelphia to..pay $30 a week for the support of their daughter. On June 23, 1949, the daughter reached the age of 18 years, and on July 21, 1949, appellant filed a petition to have the order, vacated. After two hearings the court refused the petition, and this appeal followed.

After the first hearing, the order was continued…