Masefield v. Masefield

Opinion by

Rhodes, J.,

The respondent in this divorce action has appealed under the Act of March 5, 1925, P. L. 23, 12 PS § 672 et seq., from an order of the court below dismissing her petition and rule to show cause why the proceedings should not be quashed for want of jurisdiction.

Appellant, in her petition, averred that libellant, at the time of filing his libel and the issuance of the subpoena in divorce and continuously thereafter, was a resident of the city of New York, state of New York. Libellant’s bona fide residence in the Commonwealth at least one whole year immediately previous to…