Lyman v. Harbaugh

The only issue in this appeal is whether the cost of carpeting is a family expense within the scope of the family expense statute. Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 40, par. 1015.

The trial judge, the Honorable L. Keith Hubbard, said it was not.

We disagree.

We reverse and remand.

THE FACTS

Charlotte and Edward Harbaugh were married in the spring of 1970. Along with Charlotte’s three children from a previous marriage, they set up housekeeping in a home in Greenfield, Illinois.

On June 19, 1978, Charlotte purchased several rooms of carpeting from Boris Lyman, d/b/a B & H Furniture. Edward never consented to…