Case Name: Johnston, Appellant, v. Johnston
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1907-10-07
Citations: 34 Pa. Super. 606
Docket Number: Appeal, No. 196
Parties: Johnston, Appellant, v. Johnston.
Judges: Before Rice, P. J., Henderson, Orlady, Head and Beaver, JJ.
Reporter: Pennsylvania Superior Court Reports
Volume: 34
Pages: 606–607

Head Matter:
Johnston, Appellant, v. Johnston.
Divorce — Hopeless insanity — Act of April 18, 1905, P. L. 211.
Hopeless insanity is not a ground for divorce in Pennsylvania.
Argued May 14, 1907.
Appeal, No. 196, April T., 1907, by plaintiff, from decree of C. P. Butler Co., June T., 1906, No. 36, refusing divorce.in case of A. V. Johnston v. Ida Johnston.
Before Rice, P. J., Henderson, Orlady, Head and Beaver, JJ.
Affirmed.
Libel for divorce. Before Galbreath, P. J.
From the record it appeared that the ground alleged for divorce was hopeless insanity.
The court dismissed the petition.
Error assigned was the decree of the court.
October 7, 1907 :
R. R. (rouoher, witli him Lev MoQuistion, and O. L. Mc-Quistion, for appellant.
No appearance for appellee.

Opinion:
Opinion by
Orlady, J.,
The question involved in this case is considered and decided in Baughman v. Baughman, ante, p. 271, in which an opinion is filed herewith. For the reasons therein given the decree of the court below is affirmed.