Gimbel Bros. v. Adams

'At the time of the purchase by Mrs. Adams in September, 1916, she and the defendant were not then living together, she having taken up her abode and earning her own living in Chicago, having left Milwaukee, their former home. This the court,finds was without the consent and not by the fault of defendant. There is support in the evidence for the findings of the court so far as the purchases in question here were for Mrs. Adams’ own *593use, and his conclusion in that regard that the defendant ought not to be held chargeable for the same cannot be disturbed. Plaintiff failed to meet the burden…