Legal Opinion
Morris v. Shaw
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 17, 1931No. 21308PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBell, J.
1. “The husband, is bound to support and maintain his wife, and his consent shall be presumed to her agency in all purchases of necessaries suitable to her condition and habits of life, made for the use of herself and the family. This presumption may be rebutted by proof.” Civil Code (1910), § 2996.
2. Under the above rule, surgical and medical services furnished by a physician to a wife are presumably supplied on the credit of the husband, and, in the absence of any evidence to the contrary, he and not the wife is the person liable therefor. Wrightsville & Tennille R. Co. v. Vaughan, 9 Ga.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Wrightsville & Tennille Railroad v. VaughanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1911
- Beall v. Mineral Tone Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1929
- Sheftall v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1930
- Mobley v. EllisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1928
- Manley v. Chamberlin-Johnson-Dubose Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1930
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Lankford v. HoltonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
- Thomas v. Allstate Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Gibson v. WoodSupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
- Herring v. HoldenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1953
- Farmers Fertilizer Co. v. CarterCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1951
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