Deseret Evening News | 1907-10-30 | Page 2 | Must Support Wives

MUtT III for I annie IM Mi le tt llo Atty Att Ion bee Bre B dm gave ve the th fol tol following following lowing opinion today relative to toh h husbands band nd supporting wives wIn In the In Insane Insane sane ane asylum In reply to A communication 1 cation from front H P Hosts district At Attorney t homey torney at Provo Prove Referring to your our favor of recent date due to the of nr a R husband tn to maintain hi wire wife and pay ay for tor to her keeping while whit the she was waa w 01 in the state mental hospital I 1 be beg to that while there therm ap al appear pear jere e to be no direct statute on un this Ibl subject t In Iii Ibis fhi 11 Ill 1 J am Inclined to ih that hat t there U is I a common law I w liability and nd that tbt th the husband I is liable for n c furnished to t I the tb I il II although Sit lib Is I separated from om him ilium even without fault on his him hi part and confined In the state tate mental boa hos and aad I think more especially would this doctrine doctrin be ha true If It th tb the wife wit was wa committed to 0 the tb said aid hos hus b hospital pital upon application of her hum bill band I direct your Attention to tn Ute the following authorities which r upon And announce this doctrine to wit Cyc c vol 21 pa pM page e 1111 1130 note li u Winy v vs VI Cox Cog Co 24 H Ala lL 1ST In 37 81 8 VIe Vin Vincent cent cant Insane Inn n t ie 2 U A Doug Dou At Pc Pie 77 11 01 1 Fed Ped In