Commonwealth Ex Rel. Isaacs v. Isaacs

Opinion by

Rhodes, J.,

This is an appeal by Samuel W. Isaacs from an order of the municipal court dismissing petition and rule on his wife, Estella. M. Isaacs, to show cause why an order of support should not be vacated.

The original support order was made on March 24, 193.6, directing defendant to pay his wife the sum of $5 per week. This order was based upon testimony taken at healing on January 15, 1936. On December 13, 1935, Estella M. Isaacs, wife of the defendant, had made a complaint of nonsupport under the Act of April 13, 1867, P. L. 78, as amended (18 PS §1251 et seq.). At the hearing…