Commonwealth v. Sanders

Opinion by

Watkins, J.,

This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Quarter Sessions of York County directing the appellant, Curvin J. Sanders, to pay $22.50 per week for the support of his wife, Winnie Sanders, until further order of court.

*496The parties were married on March 9, 1936. They have one married son. The husband is employed as a truck driver and has been so employed for the past 11 years. They separated on August 25, 1950.

The record discloses a conflict as to the cause of the separation. The wife contends that the separation was brought about by her husband’s excessive drinking.…