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Semenza v. Alfano

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 28, 1971No. Appeals, 189 and 227PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice O’Brien,

Anthony J. Semenza (Anthony) and Carmella P. Alfano (Carmella) were once married to each other. Their divorce on February 23, 1961, did not terminate their relationship. Apparently their marriage foundered on economic difficulties. Subsequent to their divorce, Anthony’s business prospered and the couple *203began to discuss the possibility of remarriage. In September of 1964, Carmella let Anthony know that if he were to “put a roof over her head and that of their son” she would remarry him. This was what Anthony wanted to hear. He wasted no time in making a $1,000…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Beatty v. . Guggenheim Exploration Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1919
  2. Truver v. KennedySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  3. Pavlicic v. VogtsbergerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
  4. Stanger v. EplerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
  5. Besterman v. BestermanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1919

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. In Re the Marriage of HeinzmanSupreme Court of Colorado · 1979
  2. Lindh v. SurmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  3. Piccininni v. HajusSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
  4. Bryan v. LincolnWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1981
  5. Galford v. BurkhouseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984

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