S. E. Olson Co. v. Youngquist
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action begun in justice court to recover $52.32 for necessaries furnished defendant’s wife and minor children. Plaintiff recovered in that court a judgment for $23.39, and an appeal was taken to the district court for Hennepin county, where the case was tried without a jury before Simpson, J., who found in favor of plaintiff! for the amount claimed. From an order denying a motion for a new trial defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBuck, J.
The plaintiff brought this action against the defendant, Youngquist, to recover the sum of $52.32, claimed as the reasonable value of certain goods, which it is alleged were necessaries sold by plaintiff to defendant’s wife for her use and that of their minor children. These goods consisted of certain wearing apparel, but we do not deem it necessary to pass upon the question as to whether they were necessaries or not, as the order denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial must be reversed upon another ground.
There is no claim made and no evidence showing that the husband expressly…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Bergh v. WarnerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
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