Matthews v. Dickinson
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by the plaintiffs from a judgment rendered by the Municipal Court of the city of Hew York, tenth district, borough of Manhattan, in favor of the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtMcAdam, J.
The action is to recover $100, a balance of the agreed price of a suit of clothes furnished by the plaintiffs to the husband of the defendant in December, 1894.
All the parties at the time resided in the State of Illinois, and the contract was made and performed there, so that their fights and liabilities must be determined by the laws of that State. The action is founded on the statutes of Illinois, revising the law in relation to husband and wife, section 15 of chapter 68 of which revision provides that “ the expenses of the family and of the education of the children shall be chargeable…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Town of South Ottawa v. PerkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Dyke v. Erie Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Hudson v. King Bros.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1887
- Hoyt v. ThompsonThe Superior Court of New York City · 1850
- Howe v. WelchCity of New York Municipal Court · 1886