Johnson v. Leffler Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equitable petition. Before Judge Cann. Chatham superior court. January 3, 1905.
1Opinion of the CourtFish, P. J.
1. While a wife can not bind her separate estate by any contract of suretyship, nor by any assumption of the debts of her husband, nor sell her property in extinguishment of his indebtedness, she may nevertheless, upon her own responsibility and voluntarily, enter into a contract for borrowing-money and give her note therefor and a mortgage upon her property to secure its payment, and such a contract will be binding on her though the party with whom she contracts may know sne intends to use the borrowed money for her husband’s benefit. But a contract based on a mere colorable, transaction to…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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