Faunce v. Faunce
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 255, Oct. T., 1901, by plaintiff, from decree of C. P. No. 3, Phila. Co., dismissing libel in divorce in casé of Daniel Faunce v. Lizzie Faunce. Libel for divorce. The master, Richard S. Hunter, Esq., reported as follows: The libellant is forty-two years of age; the respondent is forty years of age. The libellant lives at. 4231 Salem street, Frank-ford, Philadelphia; the respondent lives in Chicago.
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Appeal, No. 255, Oct. T., 1901, by plaintiff, from decree of C. P. No. 3, Phila. Co., dismissing libel in divorce in casé of Daniel Faunce v. Lizzie Faunce. Libel for divorce. The master, Richard S. Hunter, Esq., reported as follows: The libellant is forty-two years of age; the respondent is forty years of age. The libellant lives at. 4231 Salem street, Frank-ford, Philadelphia; the respondent lives in Chicago. They were married on March 19, 1879, in St. Joachim’s Church, by the ceremony of the Catholic church. They had one child,, a boy, who died at the age of four years; they had no other…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Orlady, J.,
The parties to this action for divorce were legally married in this state in 1879 and resided in Philadelphia as husband and wife until 1884, when the wife removed to Chicago, where she has lived since that time.. She was served with the subpoena while on a visit to this state, and had due notice of the hearing before the master. The ease is free from any suggestion- of collusion and the fact of wilful and malicious desertion, without reasonable cause for eighteen years is established by clear and convincing testimony, which is not contradicted by anj competent evidence.…
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