Koch v. Bissell
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Eugene V". N. Bissell, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiffs, entered ■ in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on" the 11th day of February, 1897, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 11th day of February, 1897, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Bradley, J. :
Action to recover for hats, furs, ribbons and other dress goods furnished by the plaintiffs to Mrs. Bissell, wife of the defendant, for her use. The defendant and his wife were living together. There is evidence tending to prove that he had been in the habit of paying bills for goods purchased by his wife, and whether those in controversy came within such as might, in view of the station in life of the husband and wife, be deemed necessaries and suitable for her, and whether his custom had been to permit her to make purchases for herself and to pay the bills himself, were…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Mandeville v. GuernseyNew York Supreme Court · 1865
3Cited by1 opinion
- Meyer v. JewellAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1904