Case Name: Searcy and Wife v. J. A. Mealler
Court: Texas Commission of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1880-06-23
Citations: 1 White & W. 523
Docket Number: No. 1734, Op. Book No. 2, p. 106
Parties: Searcy and Wife v. J. A. Mealler.
Judges: 
Reporter: Condensed Reports of Decisions in Civil Causes in the Court of Appeals (White & Wilson)
Volume: 1
Pages: 523–523

Head Matter:
Searcy and Wife v. J. A. Mealler.
(No. 1734, Op. Book No. 2, p. 106.)
Appeal from Bell County.
June 23, 1880.

Opinion:
Opinion by
Walker, A. S., J.
§ 92 9. Married woman; liability of, for debts. To bind the wife by a personal judgment, the plaintiff must allege and prove that the debt sued for was contracted by the wife, was reasonable and proper for necessaries furnished herself and children, or for expenses incurred by her for the benefit of her separate property. [Pas. Dig. 4643, 4644; R. S. 2854, 2855; McGee v. White, 23 Tex. 180; Hutcheson v. Underwood, 27 Tex. 256; Wallace v. Finberg, 46 Tex. 44.]
Reversed and remanded.