Adair v. Arendt
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Pulaski Circuit Court; Guy Fulk, Judge; 1. The account was the husband’s. The appellant was a married woman, and not responsible for necessaries furnished the family. The contract was not for her personal benefit nor for the benefit of her separate estate. 66 Ark. 437; 33 Id. 266; 48 Id. 220; 52 Id. 234; 108 Id. 153; 47 Id. 485; 27 S. C. 500; 54 Ind. 106; 69 Mich. 272; 62 Ark. 146; 66 Ky.
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Appeal from Pulaski Circuit Court; Guy Fulk, Judge; 1. The account was the husband’s. The appellant was a married woman, and not responsible for necessaries furnished the family. The contract was not for her personal benefit nor for the benefit of her separate estate. 66 Ark. 437; 33 Id. 266; 48 Id. 220; 52 Id. 234; 108 Id. 153; 47 Id. 485; 27 S. C. 500; 54 Ind. 106; 69 Mich. 272; 62 Ark. 146; 66 Ky. (3 Bush.) 210; 4 S. E. 345; 37 N. E. 213; 69 Mich. 227; 1 Macky D. C. 350; Art. 9, § 7, Const.; 66 Ark. 437; 47 Id. 220; 52 Id. 234; 18 Conn. 417; 28 Mo. App. 150; 34 N. H. 420; 6 Ala. 651; 35…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
Appellant, who is a married woman living with her husband, was sued for a bill of groceries which were used by the family of herself and her husband. She.interposed two defenses; first, that the account was that of her husband and not of her own making, by express contract or otherwise; second, that at the time the groceries, were furnished, that she was a married woman living with her husband and family, and for this reason she could not be responsible for necessaries furnished the family, or for her husband’s debt.
A verdict was returned by the jury against her for the full amount of the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Sidway v. NicholSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1896
- Arnold v. McBrideSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1906