Platt v. Platt
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 230, Oct. T., 1908, by plaintiff, from decree of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., Dec. T., 1907, No. 78, dismissing libel in divorce in case of James A. Platt v. Emma W. Platt. Libel for divorce on the ground of cruel and barbarous treatment. Before Magill, J. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. Error assigned was in affirming report of Beven Aubrey Pennypacker, Esq., master, and dismissing the libel.
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
A careful examination of the evidence shows that the respondent was irritable, “nagging,” bad tempered and lacking in affection for the libelant for a considerable period of time, but that she never offered him physical violence of any sort, and, so far as the libelant can testify, never made any move to carry out the indefinite threats she is alleged to have made in her bad tempered moods. Viewing these alleged threats in the light of the other circumstances, we are unable to conclude that they were such as to create reasonable apprehension of personal violence. Nor are we able to…
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