Watkins v. Mason

By the Court,

Waldo, J:

The respondents, O. P. Mason and Mary Mason, his wife, were sued jointly before a justice of the peace for meats furnished their household, in the city of Portland, beeween February 1, 1879, and July 30, 1880. The action, against Mary Mason was founded on the act of October 21, 1878. The respondents appealed from a judgment against them to the circuit court, where a demurrer to the complaint by Mary Mason was sustained. The case against O. P. Mason *73was referred to a referee to report the facts. The referee found that there was an open mutual account between the plaintiff…