Beverly v. Nance
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from White Circuit Court; J. M. Jackson, Judge; Kirby’s Digest, § 5215, overthrows the law as announced by the court below, and the court erred in disallowing the claims and holding that the husband was responsible or liable for the wife’s debts. 48 Ark. 386; 14 Icl. 615; 52 Id. 1-11; 80 Ark. 37; 135 Id. 291. The husband was not liable for the wife’s debts.
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Appeal from White Circuit Court; J. M. Jackson, Judge; Kirby’s Digest, § 5215, overthrows the law as announced by the court below, and the court erred in disallowing the claims and holding that the husband was responsible or liable for the wife’s debts. 48 Ark. 386; 14 Icl. 615; 52 Id. 1-11; 80 Ark. 37; 135 Id. 291. The husband was not liable for the wife’s debts. A husband is liable for the necessaries for his wife as well as her funeral expenses and expenses of her last illness. 13 R. C. L., p. 1213, § 247; Id., p. 1050, § 70. None of the cases cited for appellant are applicable here.
1Opinion of the CourtHumphreys, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the circuit court of White County, disallowing claims in the aggregate sum of $200, which had been probated against the estate of Ada Beverly, deceased, in the probate court of said county. Ada Beverly died on the 17th day of March, 1917, leaving as her only heirs, Ed. Beverly, Lena Nance and Sam Simpson. At the time of her death, she owned no personal property, but was the owner of a house and lot in Searcy, upon which she and her surviving husband had resided for twenty years. Her husband, Ed. Beverly, administered upon the estate. The following claims…
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