Per Curiam.
A husband's common-law obligation to answer for his wife's necessary expenses terminated upon the severance of the marital relationship. Therefore, legal services rendered to a former wife in connection with a proceeding to vacate a prima facie valid divorce decree of a sister State, which proceeding was discontinued, are not necessaries for which the former husband is liable.
The judgment should be reversed, with $30 costs and judgment...
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