MATRIMONIAL RISKS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1562, 4 October 1912, Page 5

MATRIMONIAL RISKS.

AMUSING CASE AT BENDIGO, ?, 'I give my wife 12s, 6d. per week, and ifem Itc '.ay het debta as wi.ll'? , ' pluiu'.a.uired a man in the City Court '..v f;.i-.'ii;i'> -recently, during the hearing r.t' :- i:;.s:> in which ho was sued for tho :■■ •■-vr r, : money due for.groceries sup- .' iir! '.Icwe, P.M., replied in the affiram\ivi. an.; pointed out that that was one v t"! , -* ri.»l-j a man takes on when he gets ■■"o.rik'd. ■■■■'■ ; IVriidniiti We take on risks sometimes, '■-wri-i'rily, '>ut if a n order is made against •\:ia 'n Miis caso I don't know.how I'm ' ! Kii;'. ■ '..I nay. I put an advertisement in {ho rv.ii>civ. notifying the public that' I w.iM not be responsible for any debts con! :\'.i<d bv my wifo without a written ordf.i. T thought that would be euffi- " Mr. Mflore: It would bo a splendid fh'i-r tor somo people if that were all tl--at \v:iVneeded; but it does not appear i;-ii:>.t iho .advertisement was brought uu-Vi-ii pi iin tiff's notice. , ' AfiiT further' argument, a verdict was 'or the amount claimed— S,l. 7s. — T.ifli !ii. 6d. costs. Defendant left tho f'.'Mirt mii'cterinß a' remark to the effect v'o::t M ilid not understand the law.