Lake v. Lake

Citations

• 70 Pa. Super. 220
• 1918 Pa. Super. LEXIS 215

Syllabus

<p>Divorce — Residence—Evidence.</p> <p>A husband’s residence for one year in Pennsylvania preceding the filing of his libel for divorce is not established by evidence which shows that he had hired a room in Pittsburgh, and stayed there a large part of his time; that he also had an apartment in New York; that during the year he had written a letter in which he stated that he was a resident of New York, and certain witnesses testified that the apartment in New York was occupied by a man and wife with, the same family name as that of the libellant and his wife.</p> <p>Divorce — Desertion—Evidence.</p> <p>A wife cannot be charged with wilful desertion on evidence showing, that on account of the husband’s business engagements the parties were often apart; that after the last time he parted from her, he showed by his actions that he did not wish to meet her again; that he communicated with her through his attorney; that one time he.wrote her that a reunion was not to be discussed; that subsequently he made an offer through his attorney that she should come to him; that she replied expressing a desire to join him, but before anything resulted from this, he filed a libel for divorce on the ground of desertion.</p>