Buss v. Woodward
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Bill in Equity, by Mrs. Buss against Mrs. Woodward and Mr. Forbush for redemption of land. The defendants demur to the -bill, which avers the following facts: July 30, 1877, the plaintiff’s husband desiring to hire money for his own use, the plaintiff and Mrs. Woodward orally agreed that Mrs. Woodward would loan Mr. Buss $200, and take from the plaintiff an absolute deed of her land, to be held by Mrs. Woodward as security, and reconveyed to the plaintiff on payment of the…
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Bill in Equity, by Mrs. Buss against Mrs. Woodward and Mr. Forbush for redemption of land. The defendants demur to the -bill, which avers the following facts: July 30, 1877, the plaintiff’s husband desiring to hire money for his own use, the plaintiff and Mrs. Woodward orally agreed that Mrs. Woodward would loan Mr. Buss $200, and take from the plaintiff an absolute deed of her land, to be held by Mrs. Woodward as security, and reconveyed to the plaintiff on payment of the debt; and, in pursuance of this agreement, the money was loaned, and the land was conveyed as security: July 5, 1878, in…
1Opinion of the Court
Dob, G. J.
“No contract or conveyance by a married woman as suretjr or guarantor for her husband, nor any undertaking by her for him or in his behalf, shall be binding on her. Laws 1876, e. 32. This chapter is entitled “An act to remove the disabilities of married women; ” but, so far as it applies to this case, it is a disabling act, imposing a new protective incapacity. At common law, a married woman could charge her separate estate with the payment of her husband’s debts. Babbitt v. Morrison, 58 N. H. 419; Thompson v. Ela, 58 N. H. 490. By this statute no “ conveyance by a married woman as…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Thompson v. ElaSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1878
- Babbitt v. MorrisonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1878
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- Parsons v. RolfeSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1891