Commonwealth ex rel. Steacker v. Steacker

Opinion by

Hoffman, J.,

Eelatrix petitioned the court below for an order of support for herself and her two children. No formal testimony was presented at the time of hearing, but counsel for appellant indicated that the husband, a bartender, had a gross income of $90 per week, with a net of $73, plus tips of $5 per week. The court entered an order of $70 per week. A petition for rehearing and testimony on the merits was denied, and this appeal followed.

The court below based its decision on the “feeling that [appellant] made a great deal more in tips, plus the fact that since he had the…