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OTTENSTEIN v. JULIUS GARFINCKEL & CO.

Nos. 2350-2353.

151 A.2d 925 (1959)

Victor OTTENSTEIN, Appellant, v. JULIUS GARFINCKEL & CO., Inc., a corporation, Appellee. Gloria OTTENSTEIN, Appellant, v. Victor OTTENSTEIN, Appellee. Victor OTTENSTEIN, Appellant, v. WOODWARD & LOTHROP, a corporation, Appellee. Gloria OTTENSTEIN, Appellant, v. Victor OTTENSTEIN, Appellee.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided June 9, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry Friedman, Washington, D. C., for appellant in Nos. 2350 and 2352 and for appellee in Nos. 2351 and 2353.

Cornelius H. Doherty, Washington, D. C., for appellees in Nos. 2350 and 2352.

Jackson Brodsky, Washington, D. C., for appellant in Nos. 2351 and 2353.

Before ROVER, Chief Judge, HOOD, Associate Judge, and CAYTON (Chief Judge, Retired) sitting by designation under Code, § 11-776(b).

HOOD, Associate Judge.

Mr. and Mrs. Ottenstein were married on February 18, 1950, separated on September 30, 1956, and were divorced on January 2, 1958. Shortly after the marriage she opened accounts with two stores, Garfinckel and Woodward & Lothrop, and continued those accounts during the married life and after separation. On November 26, 1956, Mr. Ottenstein wrote to both stores that "I am not and will not be responsible for any obligations incurred by my wife...

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