Clothier v. Wolff

Citations

• 66 Pa. Super. 328
• 1917 Pa. Super. LEXIS 256

Syllabus

<p>Husband -and wife — Family necessaries — Liability of wife — Wife's promise to pay — Act of April 11,18J/-8, P. L. 586.</p> <p>In. an action brought against a husband and wife under the Act of April 11, 1848, P. L. 536, for the price of family necessaries, no recovery can be had against the wife, unless it is proven that she promised to pay for them. Proof that the goods were necessaries, that they were purchased by the wife and charged to her, is insufficient in the absence of a promise to pay on her part. :</p>