Commonwealth Ex Rel. Margiotti v. Sutton

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Linn,

The question 1 is whether the Act establishing the Family Court is in conflict with the Constitution. Respondents have been commissioned judges of that court. In considering the case we apply the familiar rule that legislation is presumed constitutional until the contrary clearly appears. 2 The Act was approved April 28,1937, P. L. 460, and is entitled: “AN ACT Creating a court of record for the County of Philadelphia to be known as the Family Court; conferring, defining, prescribing and regulating the jurisdiction and powers of said court and of the judges thereof…