Shields v. O'Reilly
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover for board, lodging, medicine, etc., furnished by the plaintiff to the wife and daughter of the defendant, brought to the District Court of Waterbury and tried to the jury before Walsh, J. ; verdict and judgment for the plaintiff, and appeal by the defendant for alleged errors in the charge of the court. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion.
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Action to recover for board, lodging, medicine, etc., furnished by the plaintiff to the wife and daughter of the defendant, brought to the District Court of Waterbury and tried to the jury before Walsh, J. ; verdict and judgment for the plaintiff, and appeal by the defendant for alleged errors in the charge of the court. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion. No action can be maintained against a father for the purchase of goods on his credit, by a minor child, even for necessaries, unless the father has expressly or impliedly authorized the purchase. The mere moral obligation of a…
1Opinion of the CourtTorrance, J.
This is an action to recover compensation for support furnished to the wife and child of the defendant. The complaint contains two counts, the first for the recovery of the amount claimed to be due on account of the wife, and the second for that due on account of the child. The defendant filed a general denial to each count, and also denied his liability upon either, because of the facts set up by him in his special defenses. The case was tried to the jury, who found the issues for the plaintiff, and assessed her damages at four hundred dollars. The present appeal is based wholly upon the…
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