Ladonio-Dennis-Jones v. Hope Fertilizer Co.

(after stating the case as above).

The poifit presented for decision is that of the liability of a married woman for indebtedness incurred by her for the commercial fertilizer used in the cultivation of her farm, the separate property of the wife, to make the land fruitful and more abundant in production. She planted and raised a crop on the land. The appellant contends that she, being a married woman, was without legal authority to incur the indebtedness for the fertilizer because such indebtedness was not for the benefit of her separate property, but rather for the benefit of the community…