Campbell v. White
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne Circuit. This was an action of' assumpsit brought by Colin Campbell, Thomas Linn and Robert Hosie in tbe Circuit Court for the county of Wayne against Mary White. The plaintiffs declared upon the common counts; and the defendant pleaded the general issue and gave notice of the statute of limitations.
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Error to Wayne Circuit. This was an action of' assumpsit brought by Colin Campbell, Thomas Linn and Robert Hosie in tbe Circuit Court for the county of Wayne against Mary White. The plaintiffs declared upon the common counts; and the defendant pleaded the general issue and gave notice of the statute of limitations. The cause was tried by a jury on the ninth day of March, A. D., 1870; the plaintiffs’ evidence tending to prove, that from the year 1860, until the time of the trial, the plaintiffs have been dry goods merchants in the city of Detroit; that in 1860 and from that time until about…
1Opinion of the CourtGraves, J.
This case. is considered as presenting three general questions .'for decision.
First. Whether a, married - woman residing with her husband and owning a separate estate, can be held liable for, merchandise purchased by herself ;on her individual credit, and sole agreement to pay for it, in case the items belong to the class of family necessaries, and are actually used by the husband’s family and in his household.
Second. 'Whether the account which thé evidence tended to prove in-this case, was an open mutual account current within the meaning óf § 5365, Comp. Laws.
Third. The legal bearing and.…
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