Mondock v. Gennrich

Fulop, D. C. J.

This suit is to recover from defendant the cost of the funeral of his deceased wife. Plaintiff is the brother of the deceased wife. He paid the bill and took an assignment from the undertaker of the latter’s claim against the defendant.

Defendant’s wife died on February 26th, 1941, an inmate of the State Hospital for the Insane at G-reystone Park. She was first committed in July, 1938, and finally adjudged insane in October of that year. The defendant had separated himself from her several years earlier. In 19313, he instituted suit for divorce and nullity of marriage. An order…