Legal Opinion
Jones v. Jones
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Somerset County
Decided September 5, 1974No. 127 of 1973PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
COFFROTH, P.J.,
Defendant has filed exceptions to the report of the master recommending a divorce, alleging insufficient notice of the master’s hearing. The question is whether an incarcerated divorce defendant who has been duly notified of the hearing, is also entitled to be specifically notified of his right to apply to the court for a writ of habeas corpus to enable him to attend the hearing.
The procedure for service in such case is not specially or specifically provided in Pa. R.C.P. 1133, nor by our local rules, Chapter 18, subchapter 2. But all of the courts which have considered the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Barber v. PageSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Com. of Pa. Ex Rel. Fraley v. Rotan, Dist. Atty.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
- Curran v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1971
- United States v. QuinnDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1946
3Cited by1 opinion
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