Case Name: Department of Public Assistance v. Palmer et al.
Court: Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1942-10-26
Citations: 45 Pa. D. & C. 590
Docket Number: no. 1104
Parties: Department of Public Assistance v. Palmer et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: Pennsylvania District and County Reports
Volume: 45
Pages: 590–590

Head Matter:
Department of Public Assistance v. Palmer et al.
Donald B. Gaboon, for Department of Public Assistance.
James G. CoUeran, for defendants.
October 26, 1942.

Opinion:
Leach, P. J.,
Defendant in this case denies she personally received any of the assistance that her husband got for himself and family. She does not say that she was living apart and separate from him. It is questionable whether even this would be a defense, because The Support Law of June 24, 1937, P. L. 2045, makes the wife liable for the support of her husband and family, and also provides that any public agency may sue to recover funds expended for such relief.
Now, October 26, 1942, judgment is entered for plaintiff in the amount of its claim.