Woodward v. Middleton

Opinion by

Judge Lindsay:

It is not disputed that the decedent permitted his wife to carry on the business in her own name. He assisted in keeping the books of the business house and knew that the purchases were made by her, that bill-heads on which accounts were made out represented the wife as the owner of the establishment, and that the bank deposits were all made in her name. In fact, in the transaction of the business the existence of her husband was completely ignored, and the wife was, with his knowledge and consent, hailed by all the world as a feme sole.

It is not material in this…