Legal Opinion
Laclair v. Laclair
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 20, 1937PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Argued April 20, 1937. In this divorce action the master recommended and the court below granted a decree in favor of the husband on the ground that his wife "did offer such indignities to the person of libellant as to render his condition intolerable and his life burdensome." Respondent appeals.
"Indignities" as a ground for divorce in this state have often been defined by our appellate courts and there is little dispute as to the principles of law applicable in such a proceeding. Each case must depend upon its own facts. As this court stated inMathias v. Mathias, 114 Pa. Super. 444, 446, 174…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Esenwein v. EsenweinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
- Breene v. BreeneSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
- Richards v. RichardsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1860
- Sleight v. SleightSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
- Mathias v. MathiasSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Briggs v. BriggsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
- Mentser v. MentserSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
- Jones v. JonesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
- Rausch v. RauschSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
- Welsh v. WelshSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
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