Davidson v. Biggs
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Louisa Oi/rcuit Cov/rt. Action to charge a wife for goods sold to the husband, Which are alleged to have been purchased for the use of the family, and should be paid for by the wife as a part of the necessary family expenses. A demurrer to the petition was overruled, and, defendant refusing further to plead, judgment was entered for plaintiff. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
1. HUSBAND and wile: family ex-statute of lim¡tations. *3102__.__. stare decisis, *309— I. The petition shows that the last item of the account for the goods is dated March 29,1876; that the husband executed a note to plaintiff for the whole , . amount ot the account April 30, 1876, which A matm-e(l October thirtieth of the same year, and that the suit Was commenced August 22, 1882. One ground of the demurrer is that the action is barred by the statute of limitations, the defendant claiming that, as to her, the statute began to run at the date of the last item of the account. The circuit court held…
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