Gallagher v. McBride

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Lippincott, J.

This action, the declaration containing only the common counts, is for a balance of $562.63, on an account for groceries and meats, alleged to be due from the defendant to the plaintiff. There is no dispute as to the amount due. The question of the liability.of the defendant is the only one involved.

The facts, as they appear in the evidence of the plaintiff, are that the defendant was the guardian of several infant children, whose father was dead, and who were left in the care and custody of the mother, one Mrs. McBride, and lived with…