Phillips v. Home Undertakers

Plaintiff, the Home Undertakers, sued the defendants, Walter W. Phillips and Tina A. Phillips, the father and mother of a minor child, to recover funeral expenses incurred incident to its burial. Upon trial to the court, judgment was rendered against Walter W. Phillips only, and he appeals.

In March, 1938, in an action against Walter for separate maintenance, Mrs. Phillips secured a decree in the district court of Oklahoma county awarding her the custody of the three minor children of the marriage, and decreeing that for the purpose of supporting the children she should have the exclusive…