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Cheng v. Cheng

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 15, 1985No. 03115PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CIRILLO, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order dismissing appellant Barbara Cheng’s complaint for divorce and economic relief for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. We reverse and remand.

Barbara and appellee Thomas Cheng were married on May 31, 1957, in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. They moved from Pennsylvania but returned in 1969. They separated on July 8, 1978, and Thomas relocated in South Carolina, establishing residency there in July, 1980.

On June 23, 1981, Thomas filed a complaint in divorce in South Carolina. Unable to perfect personal service on Barbara, the defendant in that action,…

2Cases cited42 opinions

  1. Estin v. EstinSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. Vanderbilt v. VanderbiltSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  3. T. C. R. Realty, Inc. v. CoxSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  4. Krenzelak v. KrenzelakSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  5. McWilliams v. McCabeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Clay v. Advanced Computer Applications, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  2. Wagner v. WagnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  3. Scoggins v. ScogginsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  4. Coleman v. ColemanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  5. Sherry v. Trexler-Haines Gas, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988

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