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Esenwein v. Commonwealth, 325 U.S. 279 (1945)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Esenwein v. Commonwealth, 325 U.S. 279 (1945)
Esenwein v. Commonwealth No. 20 Argued October 12, 13, 1944 Decided May 21, 1945 325 U.S. 279
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
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1. Relying upon a Nevada divorce decree, petitioner applied to Pennsylvania court for revocation of an order for the support of his wife. The application was denied.
Held: that, upon the record, the Pennsylvania court was warranted in finding that petitioner did not have a bona fide domicil in Nevada when he obtained his decree of divorce, and the Nevada divorce decree therefore was not denied the full faith and credit required by the Constitution. Williams v. North Carolina, ante p. 226. P. 280.
2. The claim that the Pennsylvania courts did not afford the petitioner an opportunity to be heard on the question of domicil is without support in the record. P. 281.
348 Pa. 455, 35 A.2d 335, affirmed.
Certiorari, 322 U.S. 725, to review a judgment which sustained the denial of petitioner’s application for revocation of an order for the support of his wife.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Esenwein v. Commonwealth, 325 U.S. 279 (1945) in 325 U.S. 279 Original Sources, accessed October 31, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=BU4D2C5NFLXNQ4M.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Esenwein v. Commonwealth, 325 U.S. 279 (1945), in 325 U.S. 279, Original Sources. 31 Oct. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=BU4D2C5NFLXNQ4M.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Esenwein v. Commonwealth, 325 U.S. 279 (1945). cited in 1945, 325 U.S. 279. Original Sources, retrieved 31 October 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=BU4D2C5NFLXNQ4M.
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