Bickerton v. Tanney

Opinion by

Ross, J.,

In this action of assumpsit, plaintiffs sued the defendant (husband) for necessaries furnished to his wife and infant daughter. The defendant and his wife were married on July 11, 1947 and separated on Sep*220tember 4 following. A few days later, the wife went to live with the plaintiffs and continued to do so during the present litigation. At the time of the separation the wife was pregnant and on January 19, 1948 gave birth to a child in Magee Hospital in Pittsburgh. The plaintiffs furnished the wife with food and shelter, paid the hospital bill for her confinement and the…