Legal Opinion

Rogers v. Rogers

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 5, 1982No. 1705PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MONTEMURO, Judge:

This action presents the issue of whether the Pennsylvania Longarfn Statute, 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5322, permits the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to exercise in personam jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant in an action brought by defendant’s former wife for reimbursement of monies she has expended from her personal estate for the maintenance and support of the parties’ three children during their minority. We conclude that in this instance it may do so, and affirm the decision of the lower court.

The parties to this action were married in England in 1944 and moved to Delaware…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
  3. Pennoyer v. NeffSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  4. Milliken v. MeyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  5. Kulko v. Superior Court of Cal., City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1978

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Santagate v. TowerMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2005
  2. Simmers v. American Cyanamid Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  3. Mendel v. WilliamsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  4. Hodge v. MaithDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
  5. Baronti v. BarontiSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1989

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