Legal Opinion

Boggs v. Boggs

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 24, 1972No. Appeal, 1299PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Hoffman, J.,

This is an appeal from the order of the lower court denying the wife-appellant support from her estranged husband.

In December, 1969, the husband-appellee married the appellant. This was the second marriage for both, and at the time of the marriage they were in their forties. Prior to the marriage, appellant was institutionalized in a mental hospital for a brief period of time and was considered to be emotionally unstable and mentally disordered by the various doctors who had attended to her. Appellee consulted with several psychiatrists and doctor friends who knew…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Fawcett v. FawcettSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
  2. Manley v. ManleySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
  3. Moyer v. MoyerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
  4. Commonwealth ex rel. McCuff v. McCuffSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
  5. Stewart v. StewartSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1952

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Steinke v. SteinkeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  2. Dougherty v. DoughertySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. Jumper v. JumperSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  4. Commonwealth ex rel. Loosley v. LoosleySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  5. Boggs v. BoggsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1972

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