Duchi v. Duchi
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Washington County
1Opinion of the Court
Bkownson, P. J.,
The case of McClain v. McClain, 40 Pa. Superior Ct. 248, holds that the Act of March 13, 1815, 6 Sm. Laws, 286, applies to, and confers jurisdiction in, proceedings to annul marriages entered into in contravention of the Act of June 24, 1901, P. L. 597. (Cf. Schofield v. Schofield, 51 Pa. Superior Ct. 564, which was spoken of in Weiss v. Weiss, 8 D. & C. 534, 537, 538, as “disagreeing in part with the ruling in McClain v. McClain.”)
The Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act of June 18, 1923, P. L. 840, confers jurisdiction to determine and declare “rights, status and other legal…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Schofield v. SchofieldSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1912
- McClain v. McClainSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1909