Decker v. Decker

Opinion by

Ervin, J.,

On August 29, 1952 Antoinette Decker filed a complaint in Common Pleas Court No. 7, Philadelphia, seeking a divorce a.m.e.t. from her husband, Ralph Decker. On October 6, 1952 Ralph A. P. Decker filed a complaint in Common Pleas Court No. 1, Philadel*236phia, seeking a divorce a.v.m. from Ms wife, Antoinette Decker. The latter case was transferred to Common Pleas No. 7 and the two cases were heard together. The testimony was heard by Judge Gerald A. Gleeson, following a custom in Common Pleas No. 7 of having a judge sit as a master in a contested divorce case. It consumed…