Blake v. Hall
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
From Hillsborough Circuit Court. Assumpsit, for goods sold and delivered. Plea, the general issue, with a brief statement that the defendant is the wife of E. P. Hall, and was at the time she purchased the goods. Trial before Stanley, J., without a jury.
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From Hillsborough Circuit Court. Assumpsit, for goods sold and delivered. Plea, the general issue, with a brief statement that the defendant is the wife of E. P. Hall, and was at the time she purchased the goods. Trial before Stanley, J., without a jury. The evidence tended to show, that on October 80,1874, the defendant purchased a shawl, and at that time informed the plaintiff that she wished to run an account for a short time, and would pay for the goods ; that the goods were all delivered to her, or upon her order, at different, times ; that previous to the purchase of the shawl the…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
There is nothing in this case that shows that the defendant contracted in respect to any property held by her to her sole and separate use, or even that she held any such property upon which such a contract could operate. Whipple v. Giles, 55 N. H. 139.
Cushing, O. J., and Ladd, J., concurred.
Exceptions sustained.
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Whipple v. GilesSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1875