Conrad v. Abbott

The plaintiff sought to maintain this action, not only upon the ground that the wife acted as agent and by authority of her husband in the purchase of the goods, the price of which is sued for in this action, but also upon the ground that the defendant had ratified and adopted the act of his wife.

There was evidence that the plaintiff showed the bill in suit to the defendant, who promised to pay it, but directed the plaintiff not to sell more goods to his wife on his credit, and asked the plaintiff not to say anything to his wife about his doing so, or to any other person. Upon this evidence,…