Corry v. Lackey

Plaintiff brought suit to recover for board, washing, clothing, music lessons, and school bills furnished to and paid for the wife and 10 year old ¿(aughter of defendant. The plaintiff was an aunt of the defendant’s wife. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant, and plaintiff brings error.

There was testimony tending to show that defendant’s wife left his home, taking her daughter with her, because of his extreme cruelty, and that she was justified in so doing, and "that the plaintiff furnished the items of necessaries set out in her bill of particulars during her *365absence from defendant.…