Collins v. Freeman

Felton, Justice.

1. “A wife may contract, but she can not ‘bind her separate estate by any contract of suretyship.’ Code § 53-503. ‘A deed given by a married woman, in pursuance of a scheme by which she pledges her individual property as security for the debt of another, is void in toto.’ [citations.]” J. E. Simmons & Associates v. Christian, 217 Ga. 796 (1) (125 SE2d 56). This restriction applies to all contracts, whether in behalf of her husband or another, and hence to those in behalf of her son. Saulsbury, Respess & Co. v. Weaver, 59 Ga. 254.

2. A conveyance falling under the provisions of…