Lilly v. Remsen

LlTZ, PRESIDENT:

Under an agreed statement of facts, the circuit court of Raleigh County entered a judgment in favor of the plaintiff for $149.43.

It is not necessary in a decision of this case to detail the facts submitted, as the only question presented here is a legal one, i. e., is the wife’s separate property found on premises leased by the husband, subject to distress for rent?

In support of the judgment of the lower court, the plaintiff cites 36 C. J. 1620, 16 R. C. L. 1015, some Pennsylvania cases, and one case from Ontario. Both Corpus Juris and Ruling Case Law hold that the property of…