Legal Opinion
Commonwealth Ex Rel. Cronhardt v. Cronhardt
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 26, 1937No. Appeal, 122PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Stadteeld, J.,
On March 8, 1937, relator, Alice May Cronhardt, obtained an order for support against her husband, the defendant in the court below. The husband, by way of defense, offered in evidence, in the support proceeding a certified copy of a decree of absolute divorce, granted him on October 10, 1935 by the Circuit Court of Baltimore County, Maryland, on the ground of his wife’s desertion.
The court below, although it filed no opinion in this case, ruled the Maryland decree invalid, stating, “I do not think we should recognize that divorce down there. It does not seem to me it…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Haddock v. HaddockSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Thompson v. WhitmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Andrews v. AndrewsSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Bell v. BellSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Atherton v. AthertonSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
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3Cited by24 opinions
- In Re the Estate of HolmesNew York Court of Appeals · 1943
- Thorn EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
- Commonwealth ex rel. Lorusso v. LorussoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Meth v. MethSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
- Wallace v. WallaceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1852
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