Swim

Swim v. Ackel

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127 Cal. App. 516·1932 Cal. App. LEXIS 360·15 P.2d 1110
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaNovember 16, 1932Docket No. 7947.California437 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

COURT.Appeal by plaintiff from a judgment entered in favor of defendants in an action to recover for merchandise alleged to have been sold and delivered by plaintiff’s assignor to the defendants, who are husband and wife. The husband admitted the allegations of the complaint, but alleged that on April 9, 1928—which was a few days before the filing of his answer—he was adjudged a bankrupt. His wife denied all the allegations of the complaint. The trial court found the answers to be true and entered judgment accordingly.

Plaintiff contends that certain findings are unsupported and that the court failed to find on all the allegations of the complaint.

First it is claimed that the evidence shows that the merchandise was sold to both defendants, and also that the same having been purchased subsequent to the adoption of section 161a of the Civil Code, which declares that a wife shall have a present, existing and equal interest in the community property, subject to the management and control thereof by the husband, it follows that she is liable for the purchase price of such property.

As to this it will be sufficient to say that the claim against defendants was not for necessaries,…

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