Mather-Groover Co. v. Roberts

1. “The husband shall be bound to support and maintain his wife, and his consent shall be presumed to her agency in all purchases of necessaries suitable to her condition and habits of life, made for the use of herself and the family. This presumption may be rebutted by proof.” Code, § 53-510. So where necessaries, such as household and kitchen furniture, are furnished directly to the wife, in the absence of any express agreement whereby she will be personally liable for the same,'the presumption is that the wife purchased them in the right of her general agency of her husband, and that he,…