Fisher v. Fisher
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 21, April T., 1920, by respondent, from decree of C. P. Cambria County, March T., 1913, No. 135, granting a divorce in the case of Peter S. Fisher v. Lorena E. Fisher. Libel in divorce. Before Stephens, P. J., and O’Connor, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. The case was referred to Arthur C. Simler, Esq., who recommended a divorce.
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Appeal, No. 21, April T., 1920, by respondent, from decree of C. P. Cambria County, March T., 1913, No. 135, granting a divorce in the case of Peter S. Fisher v. Lorena E. Fisher. Libel in divorce. Before Stephens, P. J., and O’Connor, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. The case was referred to Arthur C. Simler, Esq., who recommended a divorce. On exceptions to the master’s report and other orders and decrees, as referred to in the opinion of the Superior Court, the court dismissed the exceptions and entered a decree granting a divorce. Error assigned, among others,…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Keller, J.,
This record is long and very complicated. We shall refer to only so much of it as is necessary to understand the questions involved in this appeal.
The libellant sued for a divorce a vinculo matrimonii on the ground of adultery. The respondent filed an answer denying the averments of the libel, and asked for a jury trial, which was refused by the court, and a master was appointed to take testimony and suggest a decree. Testimony was taken before the master on behalf of both parties, between December 2, 1914, and April 5, 1915. Over two years afterwards, on June 8, 1917, he…
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