Commonwealth v. Mercer

Opinion by

Dithrich, J.,

This is a proceeding under the Act of June 24,1939, P. L. 872, §733,18 PS §4733, instituted on the complaint of Jewell W. Mercer against her husband, Wilbur J. Mercer, to obtain support for herself and a four-year-old child born of the present marriage. Both of the principals had been married before. The wife has two children, a son and daughter, by a former marriage; the husband has one child, a daughter. All of the children lived in the Mercer home when not attending school and all were supported by the husband until January 22, 1948, when the wife withdrew from the…