Case Name: Adams v. Adams
Court: Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1925-01-05
Citations: 6 Pa. D. & C. 294
Docket Number: No. 182
Parties: Adams v. Adams.
Judges: 
Reporter: Pennsylvania District and County Reports
Volume: 6
Pages: 294–294

Head Matter:
Adams v. Adams.
Divorce — Master’s report — Age of respondent.
Where, in a master’s report in divorce, the age of respondent does not appear, hut it can he gathered from the testimony that she was quite young when she married and may still he a minor, the report will be recommitted for the purpose of taking further testimony.
Master’s report in divorce. C. P. Lehigh Co., April T., 1924, No. 182.
John H. Diefenderfer, for libellant.
Jan. 5, 1925.

Opinion:
Reno, P. J.,
The age of the respondent is nowhere stated, and one gathers in reading the testimony that respondent was quite young when she married libellant. At least, she was imprisoned when fourteen years old and, apparently, soon thereafter she married libellant. The marriage took place five years ago. There is a possibility, therefore, that respondent is still a minor. If so, a decree against her in the present state of the record would be invalid for lack of proper parties.
Now, Jan. 5, 1925, the report is recommitted to the master for the purpose of taking additional testimony, if any be offered.
From Edwin L. Kohler, Allentown, Fa.