White v. MSCB, Inc

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY CENTRAL DIVISION FRANKFORT ) DANIEL WHITE, ) ) Civil No. 3:18-cv-00042-GFVT Plaintiff, ) ) V. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION MSCB, Inc., ) & ) ORDER ) Defendant. ) *** *** *** *** Plaintiff Daniel White brings this action to determine the constitutionality of Kentucky Revised Statute § 404.040. This statute codifies the antiquated common law “necessaries doctrine,” creating legal liability in a husband for his wife’s debts incurred before or after marriage. Kentucky has no similar statute creating liability in a wife for her husband’s debts, nor…