Pennsylvania v. Tappan

Loring, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court entered pursuant to an order denying plaintiff’s and granting defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings. For consideration in connection with the motions certain facts were stipulated. In 1906 Martha Tappan, wife of the defendant, was adjudged insane by the probate court of Ramsey county and committed to the State Hospital at St. Peter, Minnesota. In 1912 defendant had her removed to the Allegheny County Home and Hospital in Woodville, Penn sylvania, although he continued to reside in Minnesota. In 1913 the…