Goff v. Hankins

Section 5115, R. S. 1881, being section 6960, R. S. 1894, reads as follows:

“All the legal disabilities of married women to make contracts are hereby abolished, except as herein otherwise provided.”

By section 5117, R. S. 1881, section 6962, R. S. 1894, it is provided that a married woman may acquire and hold real and personal property, and the same with its proceeds shall be under her control the same as though she were unmarried. “And she may, in her own name, as if she were unmarried, at any time during coverture, sell, barter, exchange and convey her personal property; and she may also, in…