MITCHELL v. EMILY SHOPS

No. 1605.

112 A.2d 239 (1955)

B. Doyle MITCHELL, Appellant, v. EMILY SHOPS, Inc., a body corporate, Appellee.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided March 14, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Halcott A. Bradley, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Robert I. Rudolph, Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before CAYTON, Chief Judge, and HOOD and QUINN, Associate Judges.


CAYTON, Chief Judge.

The trial court gave judgment against Mr. Mitchell for a small balance due on garments purchased by his wife. Seeking a reversal, his principal contentions are that credit had been extended not to him but to his wife (from whom he was later separated); that he had been providing for her support; that his wfe had no authority to pledge his credit; and that the articles of clothing were not necessaries.

With reference to the last two contentions...

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