Legal Opinion

Urffer v. Urffer

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 27, 1943No. Appeal, 24PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Hirt, J.,

The libel in this action charged cruel and barbarous treatment, and indignities. The master found the latter charge sustained by the evidence and recommended a decree of divorce on that ground. The lower court concluded that t'he testimony of libellant and respondent were in balance; that both were to blame (as in Nagin v. Nagin, 146 Pa. Superior Ct. 198, 22 A. 2d 78) and dismissed the libel on the ground that libellant had not met the burden of proof by clear and satisfactory evidence. The record in this case is formidable and in the three volumes of testimony the issue is…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Breene v. BreeneSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
  2. Duchossois v. DuchossoisSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
  3. Zonies v. ZoniesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
  4. Gitlin v. GitlinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
  5. Nagin v. NaginSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1941

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Bobst v. BobstSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
  2. Cunningham v. CunninghamSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  3. Latz v. LatzSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
  4. McKrell v. McKrellSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1944

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