Legal Opinion
Scott v. Scott
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 23, 1922No. Appeal, No. 34PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Linn, J.,
Appellant filed her bill under the Act of May 23,1907, P. L. 227, averring that her husband had deserted and refused to support her, and praying that he be ordered to pay “for her support and maintenance.” The bill was dismissed on demurrer. Several objections to the suit were stated, but we. were asked at the argument to review only the position considered below, — that1 in Phila*143delphia, the municipal court has exclusive jurisdiction of the subject.
We shall first refer to the pertinent statutes. The Act of 1907 is entitled “Relating to husband and wife, and to enlarge the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Kurtz v. MoffittSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Commonwealth v. RichardsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1890
- Commonwealth v. TragleSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1897
- Commonwealth v. HopkinsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1913
- Duncan v. DuncanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Thomas v. ThomasSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
- Eldredge v. EldredgeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
- Gessler v. GESSLERSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- Com. of Pa. Ex Rel. Sanders v. SandersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Shetzline v. ShetzlineSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
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