Opinion
Argued September 14, 1971.
October 28, 1971.
Divorce. Appeals, Nos. 882 and 1191, Oct. T., 1971, from decrees of Court of Common Pleas, Family Court Division, of Philadelphia, Dec. T., 1969, No. 3757, opinion by LAGAKOS, J. Argued September 14, 1971.
Colbert C. McClain, for appellant; Mary Bell Hammerman, for appellant.
In the appeal at No. 882, October Term, 1971, the decree is affirmed. Having made an independent study of the entire record, we are of the opinion that the court below properly refused a decree in divorce a.v.m. on the ground that the parties to the marriage in India were first cousins.
In the appeal at No. 1191, October Term, 1971, the decree is affirmed. Having made an independent study of the entire record, we are of the opinion that the court below properly granted a decree in divorce a.v.m. on the ground of desertion by the wife-appellant.