Mayer v. Lithauer
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment rendered in favor of the plaintiff in the Municipal Court, seventh district, borough of Manhattan.
1Opinion of the CourtFreedman, P. J.
The pleadings in this case were oral, and the action was tried before a jury, who rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff. The action was brought to recover the value of material furnished and used in a silk dress made by the plaintiff for the defendant, and for services in making the same.
It appears that the defendant is a married woman living with her husband, and the principal point urged by the defendant upon this appeal is that the dress ordered by the defendant being in the nature of a necessity, the husband was presumptively liable for the materials furnished and the services…
2Cited by1 opinion
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