Graham v. Schleimer
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment rendered in favor of the plaintiff in the Municipal Court of the fcity of ¡New York, eleventh district, borough of Manhattan.
1Opinion of the CourtFreedman, P. J.
This action was brought by the plaintiff, a dressmaker, to recover for services rendered and materials furnished in making a silk dress for the wife of the defendant. The appellant insists that the action cannot be maintained against the husband and that the wife alone is liable, and claims that the articles in question are not what are known as necessaries, it having been shown that the husband provided his wife with a weekly allowance, besides paying the household expenses.
The defendant is an attorney and counselor-at-law, and the articles in question were contracted for by his wife, with…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Ogden v. PrenticeNew York Supreme Court · 1860
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