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CHIPP v. MURRAY

No. 43,044

191 Kan. 73 (1963)

379 P.2d 297

VIRGIL CHIPP, d/b/a CONFIDENTIAL INVESTIGATION BUREAU, Appellant, v. HOWARD T. MURRAY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed March 2, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clyde Wendelken, of Wichita, argued the cause, and Henry Martz and Elliott Fry, both of Wichita, were with him on the brief for the appellant.

Grey Dresie, of Wichita, argued the cause, and J. Paul Jorgensen, also of Wichita, was with him on the brief for the appellee.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

SCHROEDER, J.:

This is an action by a private detective against a divorced man for services performed under a contract independently made by the man's wife prior to the divorce. The trial court sustained a demurrer to the petition and appeal has been duly perfected.

The question presented is whether detective services for the wife were "necessaries" for which the husband is presumed to have pledged his credit...

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