Legal Opinion · Dissent

Robinson v. Robinson

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 11, 1957No. Appeal, 115Published

1Dissent

Dissenting Opinion by

Rhodes, P. J.:

I am unable to agree with the majority opinion that plaintiff, John H. Robinson, is entitled to a divorce on the present record. The majority suggests that this is a case where a younger woman married an older man for his money and property alone without giving anything in return therefor. Even if true, it would not afford a legal basis for severing the marital tie. As I view it, the matter is in fact much more complex. Therefore I file this dissent.

The master and the lower court considered credibility the determinative issue, as in most respects the *580testimon…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Sleight v. SleightSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
  2. Philadelphia Auburn-Cord Co. v. ShockcorSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  3. New England Mutual Life Insurance v. HurstCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1938
  4. Othmer v. OthmerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
  5. Soltaniuk v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1937

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