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N.D. Cent. Code § 14-07-10 (2026)

Mutual liability for necessaries

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Page No. 1 The parties to a marriage are mutually liable to any person who in good faith supplied either party with articles necessary for their support. Such persons may recover the reasonable value from either party except in the cases when by law one party is not liable for the support of the other.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1966–2014 · leading case: Johnson & Maxwell, Ltd. v. Lind, 288 N.W.2d 763 (N.D. 1980).
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Johnson & Maxwell, Ltd. v. Lind, 288 N.W.2d 763 (N.D. 1980). · cites it 10× “Johnson & Maxwell’s claim to relief is predicated upon the theory that, pursuant to Section 14-07-10 of the North Dakota Century Code, the legal services rendered to Mrs.”
Meier v. N.D. Dep't of Human Servs., 2012 ND 134 (N.D. 2012). · cites it 2× “Further, N.D.C.C. § 14-07-10, provides: The parties to a marriage are mutually liable to any person who in good faith supplied either party with articles necessary for their support.”
Mountrail Bethel Home v. Lovdahl, 2006 ND 180 (N.D. 2006). · cites it 2× “” Similarly, N.D.C.C. § 14-07-10 states, [t]he parties to a marriage are mutually hable to any person who in good faith supplied either party with articles necessary for their support.”
State of Minn., Cnty. of Clay, Etc. v. Doty, 326 N.W.2d 74 (N.D. 1982). · cites it 2× “…§ 14-07-01 [husband's obligation to support wife], § 14-07-03 [husband's duty to support himself and his wife], § 14-07-10 [husband liable for wife's necessaries], § 14-07-15 [penalty for nonsupport of child], § 14-07-16 [penalty for nonsupport of wife], § 14-08-01…”
Recovery Resources, LLC v. Cupido, 818 N.W.2d 787 (N.D. 2012). · cites it 2× “Further, N.D.C.C. § 14-07-10, provides: The parties to a marriage are mutually liable to any person who in good faith supplied either party with articles necessary for their support.”
Johnson v. Johnson, 544 N.W.2d 519 (N.D. 1996). · cites it 2× “*521 A The mutual duty of a spouse to support the other spouse during marriage is imposed by N.D.C.C. § 14-07-10. Johnson v. Davis, 140 N.”
Johnson v. Davis, 140 N.W.2d 703 (N.D. 1966). · cites it 2× “This statute provides that if the husband neglects to make adequate provision for the support of his wife “any other person in good faith may supply her with articles necessary for her support and may recover the reasonable value thereof from the husband.”
Wichman v. Shabino, 2014 SD 45 (S.D. 2014). “N.D.C.C. § 14-07-10 provides: The parties to a marriage are mutually liable to any person who in good faith supplied either party with articles necessary for their support.”
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