Supreme Court of Pennsylvania February 20, 1986, 118 (Drumheller v. Marcello)

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WIEAND, Judge:

Does a wife’s death at the hands of her husband, who then takes his own life, cause the abatement of a claim for equitable distribution in a pending divorce action? The trial court held that the claim had been aborted by the death of the parties and granted a motion to dismiss the divorce action.