Reed v. Reed

Citations

• 30 Pa. Super. 229
• 1906 Pa. Super. LEXIS 53

Syllabus

<p>Divorce — Appeals—Review by appellate court — Domicile.</p> <p>On an appeal from a decree in divorce it is incumbent upon the Superior Court, except -where there has been an issue.and a jury trial, to review the testimony, and adjudge whether it sustained the complaint of the appellant. The rule generally applicable to proceedings before a master or an auditor, that a finding- of fact will not be disturbed, except for manifest error does not apply to such a case.</p> <p>Where a libelant in a divorce suit established legal grounds for a divorce, her libel should not be dismissed on the ground that her bona fide residence had not been established, where it appears that she had resided for one year within the state, testifies that she intended to make it her permanent residence, and shows to the court that she had left her former domicile because of her domestic troubles, had settled in a Pennsylvania city because she had there some sympathetic relations, and had there secured employment as a nurse and companion, and this proof is supported by the master in specially certifying that he was satisfied by personal inquiry that the residence of the libelant in Pennsylvania was correct and bona fide.</p>