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Wilder v. Reno

District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania

Decided June 21, 1941No. 490PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, District Judge.

This is a civil action brought by George E. Wilder, a citizen of the State of Illinois, against the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the District Attorney of Philadelphia County within this Commonwealth, to enjoin the defendants from enforcing against plaintiff and his attorney the provisions of the Pennsylvania Act of Assembly, 1935 Pa.P.L. 450, as amended, 48 P.S.Pa. § 170 et seq., which abolishes causes of action for alienation of affections of husband or wife, makes it a misdemeanor for any person or attorney to file, cause to be filed,…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  2. Terrace v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
  3. Watson v. BuckSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  4. In Re SawyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
  5. Spielman Motor Sales Co. v. DodgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1935

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Wilder v. RenoDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1942
  2. McMullen v. Nannah, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Beaver County1943
  3. Sadleir v. KnaptonUtah Supreme Court · 1956
  4. Sadleir v. KnaptonUtah Supreme Court · 1956

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