Lawrence v. Brown
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Buena Vista District Court. — Hon. George H. Carr, Judge. Action at law to recover seventy-seven dollars and fifty cents for medical services rendered by plaintiff to defendant’s wife at her request. The court instructed the jury to find for the defendant, and entered judgment accordingly, to which plaintiff excepted, and, upon a certificate of the trial judge, appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtGiven, J.
I. The certificate is as follows:
“I, George H. Carr, hereby certify that the following question of law is involved in the above-entitled cause, upon which it is desirable to have the opinion of the supreme court: First. Is a husband liable for medical services rendered by a third person to his wife at his wife’s request, where the husband and wife have, previous to the rendering of said services, entered into a contract whereby the husband agrees to pay the wife fifty dollars per month for her support and mainte*343nanee and all family expenses, where the husband and wife, by mutual agreement,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Vreeland v. EllsworthSupreme Court of Iowa · 1887
- Ardery v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R'y Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1885
- Beach v. DonovanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1888
- White v. BeattySupreme Court of Iowa · 1884
- Thorpe Bros. v. DickeySupreme Court of Iowa · 1879
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3Cited by1 opinion
- St. Luke's Medical Center v. RosengartnerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975