Definition of Expenses Of Family
Medical and funeral expenses are "expenses of the family” within meaning of statute making expenses of family chargeable upon property of both husband and wife. Hansen v. Hayes, 175 Or. 358, 154 P.2d 202, 205. Under such a statute the term includes not only merchandise used by family as a whole, but also expenses, such as medical aid, hospital services and burial attendance, incurred or supplied for one of the spouses. In re De Nisson’s Guardianship, 197 Wash. 265, 84 P.2d 1024, 1026.
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