Hunt v. Eaton

In 1880 Alonzo Eaton and Ellen Y. Eaton were married. At this time Mr. Eaton was in straitened circumstances, and Mrs. Eaton had in her hands something like $5000 which belonged to her daughter by a former marriage. At Mr. Eaton’s request she loaned him from time to time sums of money amounting in the aggregate to $600, and also paid a number of bills for household expenses and wearing apparel, the whole amounting at the time of the commencement of this suit, including the money loaned, to $3322.58. She took no written evidence from him of any agreement in reference to these loans and…