Savory v. North East Borough

Citations

• 26 Pa. Super. 1
• 1904 Pa. Super. LEXIS 249

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Settlement of claim — Husband and wife.</p> <p>Where a wife settles a claim for damages for personal injuries against a borough, receives a certain amount in cash, a part of which represented the wages of a nurse, and procured the payment of her doctor’s bill by the borough, and the husband hears of the settlement the following day, expresses his satisfaction at it, and does not return or offer to return the amount of the doctor’s bill or nurse’s wages, he cannot thereafter sue the borough for the loss of the services of his wife.</p>