Devendorf & Mann v. Emerson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Linn Circuit Court. Action upon an account for goods used in the defendant’s family. There was a trial to the court, and judgment was rendered fo.r the defendant. The plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtRothrock, J.
The case involves less than $100, and conies to us upon a certificate, and the question certified is in these words: “The defendant, in writing, forbade plaintiffs to sell goods to his wife on his account, the husband having no account with the plaintiffs at the time. Plaintiffs thereafter sold to defendant’s wife family supplies on the husband’s account, and the same were used as such, and there was no evidence that there was a necessity for such purchase by the wife by failure of the husband to furnish said supplies. Under such facts, is the husband liable therefor under the j>rovisions of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Jones v. GlassSupreme Court of Iowa · 1878
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