Quirky divorce rulings intrigue readers in plural cases
A historical column notes unusual divorce actions across courts. One judge voided a divorce posthumously in Pennsylvania, another reversed a divorce despite proven infidelity, and a different judge raised support from eight to two hundred dollars weekly, triggering perjury concerns.
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Augustus
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Odd Divorce Tales Highlight Early Pennsylvania Cases
A string of unusual divorce battles unfolds in Pennsylvania courts. Upperman random disputes with nagging spouses. Nolde’s perjury trial after hiding a $400000 trust fund. Wotherspoon’s contested alimony, jealous scandal, and legal twist. Cushing case centers on pajama attire amid spousal infidelity claims.
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Pennsylvania
Upperman
Ann Taney
Daniel Duffy
George H. Nolde
Reading
Moyamensing
Philadelphia
Nolde
Carolyn Kern Nolde
Carrie
Carolyn Nolde
Nevada
John E. Walsh
Walsh
Chateau Crillon
James R. Wotherspoon
Merion, Pa
Keller
Pennsylvania Superior Court
Wetherspoon
The
Common Pleas Court
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Charles Upperman
Frankford
Sara
Samuel N. Carpenter
Frank S. Smith
Reno
Erspoon
Wotherspoon
Wtherspoon
Renee Margaret Lennon Wotherspoon
Robert E. Lamberton
James Wotherspoon
Supreme Court of the
Nae
Pauline Cushing
Haddonfield
N. J
Cushing
Set Aneediienie
Paul Freedley
Featt
Hirst