Mettler v. Snow
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover the reasonable worth of groceries and provisions alleged to have been sold and delivered to the defendant, a wife, and to have been used by her for her own support and that of her husband and their children, brought to and tried by the District Court of Watérbury, Meigs, Deputy-Judge; facts found and judgment rendered for the defendant, and appeal by the plaintiffs. ■ The plaintiffs, merchants doing business in Brooklyn, New York, bring this action to…
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Action to recover the reasonable worth of groceries and provisions alleged to have been sold and delivered to the defendant, a wife, and to have been used by her for her own support and that of her husband and their children, brought to and tried by the District Court of Watérbury, Meigs, Deputy-Judge; facts found and judgment rendered for the defendant, and appeal by the plaintiffs. ■ The plaintiffs, merchants doing business in Brooklyn, New York, bring this action to recover, from the wife of Henry Sanger Snow, for provisions sold and delivered on the defendant’s order for the support of…
1Opinion of the CourtBeach, J.
Since the transaction was begun and completed in New York State, the question whether that transaction gave rise to an implied obligation on the defendant’s part is a question which must be answered by the law of New York. Plaintiffs contend that under the rule laid down in Buckingham v. Hurd, 52 Conn. 404, the defendant is liable under the law of Connecticut. In that case, however, the husband and wife were citizens and residents of this State at the time when the goods in question were sold and delivered, and although the actual sale and delivery took place in the State of New York, the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Wanamaker v. . WeaverNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Tiemeyer v. . TurnquistNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
- Buckingham v. HurdSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1884
- Lindholm v. KaneNew York Supreme Court · 1895
- Grandy v. HadcockAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Artman v. ArtmanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1930
- Paquin, Ltd. v. WesterveltSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1919