L. Feibleman & Co. v. O'Rourke

This is a suit by a department store against the husband for purchases made on open account by his wife. The amount claimed is $193.03, for which judgment was rendered as prayed for, and defendant has appealed. Defendant resists payment of the account upon the ground that the items of which it is composed were not necessary, since he had supplied his wife with everything she needed consistent with his station in life.

Article 120 R. C. C. provides that the husband is obliged to furnish his wife with “whatever is required for the convenience of life, in proportion to his means and condition.”

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