Dismissal Of Suit Over Spouse’s Medical Bills Is Upheld By North Carolina Panel

(August 14, 2018, 2:31 PM EDT) -- RALEIGH, N.C. — Citing a 2009 opinion, a North Carolina Court of Appeals panel on Aug. 7 affirmed the dismissal of class complaint alleging that the doctrine of necessaries, which makes an individual liable for his or her spouse’s medical expenses, violates the women’s property clause of the North Carolina Constitution, which holds that a woman’s property can’t be subject to debts incurred by her husband (Annah Awartani, et al. v. The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital Operating Corporation, No. COA17-1300, N.C. App., 2018 N.C. App. LEXIS 745)....

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