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Crawford v. Crawford

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 18, 1916No. Appeal, No. 54PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal, No. 54, April T., 1916, by defendant, from decree of C. P. Westmoreland Co., May T., 1915, No. 475, awarding divorce in case of Isabelle J. Crawford v. John W. Crawford. Libel for divorce.

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Appeal, No. 54, April T., 1916, by defendant, from decree of C. P. Westmoreland Co., May T., 1915, No. 475, awarding divorce in case of Isabelle J. Crawford v. John W. Crawford. Libel for divorce. Tbe master, Walter S. Wible, Esq., found and recommended in part as follows: ' 6. “That from about one year after tbe date of tbe marriage, tbe respondent began to treat his wife, the libellant, in an unkind and cruel manner, and together with his children, three of whom were then residing at home, apparently entered into a conspiracy to humiliate her and drive her from her home. That the husband…

1Opinion of the Court

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Orlady, P. J.,

The only defense urged in the court below relates to the sufficiency of the evidence adduced before the master to warrant the decree entered. On this appeal, it is urged in addition, that the court below did not have jurisdiction of the case to enter the final, decree. Both of these questions have been so thoroughly examined and decided in an opinion filed by Head, J., in Crawford v. Crawford, 54 Pa. Superior Ct. 304, that it is not necessary to repeat all that is there said. We held inter alia that “where a libel by a wife against her husband alleges as a ground for…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Krug v. KrugSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1903
  2. May v. MaySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1869
  3. Mendenhall v. MendenhallSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1900
  4. Augenstein v. AugensteinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1911
  5. Roth v. RothSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1900

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Matovcik v. MatovcikSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
  2. Trimbur v. TrimburSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  3. Shuda v. ShudaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  4. Campbell v. CampbellSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  5. Donnelly v. DonnellySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1921

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