Miller v. Miller
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Common Pleas of Chester county. This was an action of covenant, brought April 1st 1860, by Martha Y. Miller, by her next friend James Torbert, against her husband, Joel B. Miller.
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Error to the Common Pleas of Chester county. This was an action of covenant, brought April 1st 1860, by Martha Y. Miller, by her next friend James Torbert, against her husband, Joel B. Miller. The plaintiff declared on an ante-nuptial contract entered into between the parties, under their hands and seals, by which the intended wife conveyed to her intended husband, a tract of land containing one hundred and sixty-five acres, “to hold for the term of his natural life, he to keep the same in good repair.” The narr. averred that he did not keep the farm in good repair, but permitted waste and…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered, by
Strong, J.
The opinion of the learned judge of the Court of Common Pleas sufficiently vindicates the judgment on the demurrer ; and for the reasons assigned by him the judgment is affirmed.
Judgment affirmed.
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