Commonwealth of Penna. v. T.F. Brook, Jr.

Opinion by

Trexler, J.,

On January 4, 1927, the wife of the defendant lodged an information with a justice of the peace in Delaware County and the defendant was brought into court charged with non-support and desertion under the Act of April 13, 1867, P. L. 78. On February 9, 1927, there was some prospect of amicable adjustment and the case was continued. The wife then resorted to the Municipal Court of Philadelphia where after hearing the case, an order was made, July 29, 1927, requiring the defendant to pay $30 a week for the support of his wife and children. This order was revoked on…