Koontz v. Nabb
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Equity side of the Circuit Court for . Howard County. This bill was filed, on the 9th of October 1857, by the appellant against the appellee, to make the separate estate of the defendant, who was a married woman, responsible for a promissory note for $175, signed by her, payable to the order of the complainant, at six months, dated the 11th of March 1857, and delivered to the complainant.
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Appeal from the Equity side of the Circuit Court for . Howard County. This bill was filed, on the 9th of October 1857, by the appellant against the appellee, to make the separate estate of the defendant, who was a married woman, responsible for a promissory note for $175, signed by her, payable to the order of the complainant, at six months, dated the 11th of March 1857, and delivered to the complainant. The facts of the case, as disclosed by the bill, answer and evidence, are, in brief, these: — The defendant, Mrs. Nabb, was possessed of about 371 acres of land, conveyed to her by two deeds,…
1Opinion of the CourtGoldsbobough, J.
We are satisfied, from an examination of this case, that the decree appealed from is sustained by the reasons assigned in the opinion of the judge of the Circuit court, and therefore the decree ought to be affirmed.
In addition, however, to the reasons assigned by the learned judge below, we would state that we have carefully examined the decisions in England and in this country, and have reached the conclusion that a married woman having a separate estate, cannot affect that separate estate, unless the obligation sought to be enforced presents upon its face some evidence of the intent to…
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