Legal Opinion

Commonwealth ex rel. Amoroso v. Amoroso

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 20, 1968No. Appeal, No. 782PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Jacobs, J.,

Wife-appellee petitioned the lower court for an order of support for herself only against her husband, the appellant. A hearing was held before Judge Stern and was continued by agreement. The ease was then heard by Judge Gutowicz who made an order in favor of the wife.

*96The sole question raised by the appellant is whether Judge Gutowicz abused his discretion in refusing to let the twenty-two year old emancipated son of the parties testify as a witness in behalf of the father.

At the hearing before Judge Gutowicz the appellant contested his wife’s right to support. The judge…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. First Nat. Bk. of Pittsburgh v. BairdSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
  2. Ries v. Ries's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  3. Duffy v. GriffithSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  4. Commonwealth v. GibbonsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1897
  5. Knapp v. KnappSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1943

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Posel v. Redevelopment AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  2. Baldino v. CastagnaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. Commonwealth ex rel. Tizer v. TizerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
  4. Bradley v. JohnsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983

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