Bartrom v. Adjustment Bureau, Inc.

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

We grant transfer in this case to consider the vitality of the doctrine of necessaries in this age when multiple statutes impose duties of support on spouses.

Appellee Adjustment Bureau is the as-signee of a $67,637.75 claim for medical services provided by the Bureau's assignor, St. Joseph Medical Center, to appellant's late husband, Howard J. Bartrom. Howard and appellant Mary Bartrom were married on January 26, 1979. On or about June 24, 1989, Mary removed herself and the three minor children of the marriage from the marital residence due to Howard's repeated abuse of…