Legal Opinion
Bostwick v. Brower
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Decided February 15, 1898PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Apbeal from judgment of the Eighth Judicial District Court.
1Opinion of the CourtBeekman, P. J.
The law is well settled that a wife is entitled to procure what is reasonably necessary for her support and maintenance on her husband’s credit where he fails to make proper provision for her necessities, and this power continues although they may be living in a state of separation, provided such separation has not been caused by the wrongful act of the wife. This obligation thus resting upon him springs out of the marital relation, and is one of the duties which the law declares must be assumed by the *710husband, and from which he can in no way escape, where the necessities of the wife call for…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. . PettitNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Blowers v. SturtevantNew York Supreme Court · 1847
- Bloomingdale v. BrinckerhoffNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1892
- Hartjen v. RuebsamenAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1897
3Cited by3 opinions
- McDermott v. BooksAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1926
- Allen v. Selig Dry Goods Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1929
- Hardy v. EagleAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1898