Legal Opinion

Randolph v. Randolph

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 11, 1915No. Appeal, No. 169PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal, No. 169, Oct. T., 1914, by plaintiff, from decree of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., Dec. T., 1912, No. 548, dismissing libel in divorce in case of Charles P. Randolph v. Lillian E. Randolph. Libel for divorce. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. Error assigned was decree dismissing the libel.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Orlady, J.,

The master in this case hinges his conclusion of law on the answer to the query, “The libelant bases his right to a divorce upon the ground that the wife made a confession in open court under oath in a judicial proceeding in which she was pecuniarily interested. Is he entitled to a divorce upon the establishment of such a confession?” — and decided that the confession was sufficiently definite to justify a decree of divorce.

After a careful examination of this record we affirm the decree made by the court below in sustaining the exceptions to the report of the master,- and…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Middleton v. MiddletonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1898
  2. Howe v. HoweSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1901
  3. Edgar v. EdgarSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1903

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Shoemaker v. ShoemakerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
  2. Isaacs v. IsaacsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
  3. Stanziola v. StanziolaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
  4. Gilham v. GilhamSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
  5. Holobinko v. Holobinko, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Franklin County1950

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