Commonwealth v. Richards
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
APPEAL BY DEFENDANT FROM THE COURT OF QUARTER SESSIONS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY. No. 217 October Term 1889, Sup. Cfc.; court below, No. 568 March Term 1889, Q. S. On May 10, 1889, there was filed in the court below a transcript of a proceeding before an alderman, wherein Thomas Richards, upon complaint of Emma Richards, was bound over to answer in said court a charge that on September 20,1887, he, the said Thomas Richards, did without any cause or provocation desert and abandon…
Read the full summary
APPEAL BY DEFENDANT FROM THE COURT OF QUARTER SESSIONS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY. No. 217 October Term 1889, Sup. Cfc.; court below, No. 568 March Term 1889, Q. S. On May 10, 1889, there was filed in the court below a transcript of a proceeding before an alderman, wherein Thomas Richards, upon complaint of Emma Richards, was bound over to answer in said court a charge that on September 20,1887, he, the said Thomas Richards, did without any cause or provocation desert and abandon the said Emma Richards, his lawful wife, and since said date had failed and refused to provide anything toward her…
1Opinion of the Court
*218Opinion,
Mr. Justice Ot.abut:
This is a proceeding under the act of April 18, 1867, P. L. 78, brought by Emma Richards against her husband, Thomas Richards, to obtain an order upon him for her maintenance and support. The complaint is that on September 20, 1887, the defendant, residing in Allegheny city, “did then and there, without any cause or provocation, desert and abandon ” his wife, and since that day “ has failed and refused to provide anything toward her support and maintenance.” At the trial in the Quarter Sessions the defendant offered in evidence a deed of voluntary separation dated…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Randall v. RandallMichigan Supreme Court · 1877
- Alley v. WinnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1883
- Hitner's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1867
- Dillinger's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1860
- Dutton v. DuttonIndiana Supreme Court · 1868
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by49 opinions
- Zlotziver v. ZlotziverSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
- Miller v. MillerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1925
- Ray's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
- Daniels v. BenedictCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1899
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. McClenen v. McClenenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
44 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.