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Superior Court of Pennsylvania, 1977

Turner v. Turner

Turner v. Turner
Superior Court of Pennsylvania · Decided July 21, 1977 · Hoffman
249 Pa. Super. 589; 377 A.2d 197; 1977 Pa. Super. LEXIS 2503

Turner v. Turner

Opinion of the Court

OPINION

PER CURIAM:

Order affirmed.

Concurring Opinion

HOFFMAN, J.,

concurs in the order of the Court, but believes that the doctrine of spousal immunity is anachronistic and serves no useful purpose. The modern view is to *590eliminate the doctrine. Pennsylvania should join the increasing majority of jurisdictions abrogating it. See DiGirolamo v. Apanavage, 454 Pa. 557, 312 A.2d 382 (1973) (Dissenting Opinion by ROBERTS, J.); Kelso v. Mielcarek, 226 Pa. Superior Ct. 476, 313 A.2d 324 (1973) (Concurring Opinion by HOFFMAN, J.).

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