Matovcik v. Matovcik

Opinion by

Wright, J.,

In this divorce case the grounds alleged were cruel and barbarous treatment and indignities to the person. At the conclusion of the hearing before the lower court, plaintiff’s counsel conceded that there was insufficient evidence of cruel and barbarous treatment. Judge Smart refused to grant a decree on the grounds of indignities to the person. Plaintiff has appealed from the dismissal of his complaint.

The interest of the Commonwealth in the preservation of the marriage status makes it an interested third party in every divorce proceeding: Bonomo v. Bonomo, 123 Pa.…