Van Ellen v. Carrier
New York Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment entered upon the decision and report of a referee. The action was brought to recover the value of hay and oats converted by the defendant.
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APPEAL from a judgment entered upon the decision and report of a referee. The action was brought to recover the value of hay and oats converted by the defendant. The referee found as facts: That in May, 1852, the farm upon which the hay and oats were raised, was by an arrangement between Epenetus H. Griffin and his wife Eunice, and Samuel-M. Bussell and one Oalwell, conveyed by Bussell to Eunice Griffin, and a mortgage upon the farm was executed by Mrs. Griffin and her husband to Oalwell to secure the payment of the purchase money. That Mrs. Griffin had, previous to such conveyance, occupied…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Marvin, J.
After examining the statute of 1848 as amended in 1849, relating to the separate rights of married women, and the case referred to by counsel, and some others, I have come to the conclusion that the referee has committed no error of which the defendant can complain.
The act of 1849 declares, that “ any married female may take by inheritance, or by gift, grant, devise or bequest, from any person other than her husband, and hold to her sole and separate use, and convey and devise, real and personal property and any interest or estate therein, and the rents, issues and…
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