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Commonwealth ex rel. Lorusso v. Lorusso

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 16, 1959No. Appeal, No. 31PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Woodside, J.,

This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County discharging a rule to show cause why an order of support should not be vacated, and the arrearages remitted.

It involves the validity of a Nevada divorce.

Dr. Nicholas Lorusso and his wife, Marguerite, were married July 20, 1946, and separated December 16, 1953. They resided in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. On March 11, 1954, the doctor was ordered by the Court of Quarter Sessions of Luzerne County to pay for the support of his wife the sum of $120 per month, which was increased in August of that…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Williams v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. Williams v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  3. Esenwein v. Commonwealth Ex Rel. EsenweinSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  4. Dorrance's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
  5. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Esenwein v. EsenweinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Stambaugh v. StambaughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  2. Watson v. WatsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  3. Sohmer v. SohmerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. Chaney v. ChaneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  5. Irons v. IronsIndiana Supreme Court · 1961

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