Legal Opinion

Catts v. Catts

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 7, 1908No. Appeal, No. 74PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Appeal, No. 74, Oct. T., 1908, by defendant, from decree of C. P. No. 1, Phila.'Co., Sept. T., 1904, No. 239, refusing to open a final decree in divorce in case of Robert M. Catts v. Ola J. Catts. Petition for final decree in divorce. Before Brégy, P. J. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. Error assigned was decree refusing to open final decree in divorce.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Henderson, J.,

The plaintiff obtained a decree of divorce against the appellant April 3, 1905, in the court of common pleas No. 1 of Philadelphia county. On March 8, 1907, the respondent in that -proceeding presented a petition to the court asking .that the decree be opened and the petitioner granted leave to file an answer and make defense. On March 26th of the same year an answer was filed and testimony taken before the court. The grounds set forth in that petition were that the respondent neither had notice of the meeting to take testimony before the master nor of the rule for…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Catts v. CattsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
  2. Gazzam v. ReadingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1902
  3. Reno v. ShallenbergerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1898
  4. De Grote v. De GroteSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1896
  5. Koch v. BieseckerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1898

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Brener v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931

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