Best v. Best
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 467, Jan. T., 1894, by libellant, John A. Best, from decree of C. P. Warren Co., Dec. T., 1892, No. 32, in favor of respondent, Julia B. Best, dismissing libel in divorce. Libel in divorce. Before Noyes, P. J. The case was heard on libel, answer and proofs. The evidence was taken before the court stenographer as examiner, and no reference was made to a master.
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Appeal, No. 467, Jan. T., 1894, by libellant, John A. Best, from decree of C. P. Warren Co., Dec. T., 1892, No. 32, in favor of respondent, Julia B. Best, dismissing libel in divorce. Libel in divorce. Before Noyes, P. J. The case was heard on libel, answer and proofs. The evidence was taken before the court stenographer as examiner, and no reference was made to a master. The court, after reviewing the facts and the evidence, in an elaborate opinion of over twenty pages, concludes as follows: “ Though the same measure of proof is not required which is applied in criminal cases, yet before we…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
This case depended on questions of fact, as to some of which there appears to be such an irreconcilable conflict of testimony as to make it necessary for the court below, in ascertaining the facts, to pass upon the credibility of some of the witnesses. The painstaking care with which the case was considered and the issues of fact determined is best attested by the clear and convincing opinion of the learned president of the court. Our examination of the record, including the testimony, has satisfied us that his conclusions of fact are substantially correct, and should therefore be…
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