Hearings
11 Nov 1902 [1903] 1 KB 64, CA
12 Nov 1903 [1904] AC 11, HL
Morel Bros & Co Ltd v Earl of Westmorland
Subject Matter
HUSBAND AND WIFE — Authority of Wife to pledge Husband's Credit — Goods supplied on Order of Wife — Joint Liability — Presumption arising from Cohabitation — Principal and Agent — Alternative Liability — Election — Judgment signed against one of two Defendants — Order XIV., r. 5.
Appellate History
Morel Bros & Co Ltd v Earl of Westmorland [1903] 1 KB 64, CA
Decision of the Court of Appeal affirmed
Morel Bros & Co Ltd v Earl of Westmorland [1904] AC 11, HL
Commentary
Blackstones Civil Practice 2023
Two or More Defendants
20.10
Effect of Judgments - Res judicata 4.4