White v. White
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Cass. (A. J. Smith, J.) Replevin. Defendant brings error. A married woman may .acquire property, own and control it, the same as though unmarried: Berger v. Jacobs 21 Mich. 215; it does not become her husband’s by being in his possession : White v. Zone 10 Mich. 333; she may take it from his possession; Starkweather v. Smith 6 Mich. 377; he has no control over it: Agricultural Ins.
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Error to Cass. (A. J. Smith, J.) Replevin. Defendant brings error. A married woman may .acquire property, own and control it, the same as though unmarried: Berger v. Jacobs 21 Mich. 215; it does not become her husband’s by being in his possession : White v. Zone 10 Mich. 333; she may take it from his possession; Starkweather v. Smith 6 Mich. 377; he has no control over it: Agricultural Ins. Co. v. Montague 38 Mich. 549; she may maintain suits against him: Markham v. Markham 4 Mich. 305 ; Randall v. Randall 37 Mich. 563.
1Opinion of the CourtMorse, C. J.
August 13th, 1883, the plaintiff, who is the wife of defendant, brought replevin for a large amount of personal property, including “ about sixteen acres of wheat in stacks, about eight acres of corn in stacks, and about eighty bushels of corn in the crib.” It appears that in February, 1871, the defendant, who was living upon a farm belonging to his wife, by a written assignment transferred all his personal property to plaintiff, except a clover-huller and horse-power. March 14th, 1871, he also executed to her a bill of sale, transferring to her an engine, belts and trucks, twenty acres of…
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