Murdy v. Skyles

1 Plaintiff, who is a physician and surgeon, commenced this action against the defendants, who are husband’ and wife, to recover compensation for medical services rendered the husband, claiming that said services were a family expense chargeable upon the property of both husband and wife. In aid of his suit, he sued out a writ of attachment and caused the German Savings Bank to be garnished. The bank, in answer to the process, stated that it was indebted to defendant, Anna Skyles, in the sum of about four hundred dollars. The defendant, F. P. Skyles, in his answer admitted that he employed…