Urquhart v. Thomas

Wyly J.

The plaintiff appeals from the judgment rejecting his demand against the defendant, Mrs. Thomas, a married woman, on two drafts for $1000 each. There are several defenses urged, but we deem it necessary only to consider two of them, to wit:

First — The debt did not inure to tbe benefit of the defendant, Mrs. Thomas, who is a married woman and separate in property from her husband.

Second — There was no notice of the dishonor of the bills, nor anything equivalent thereto.

It is well settled that in a suit against a married woman, whether separate in property or not, the plaintiff, in order…