Caswell v. Smith's Estate

I concur with Mr. Justice WIEST. A wife, under the so-called "married women's act (3 Comp. Laws 1929, § 13057 et seq.), " may, with the consent of her husband, engage in business on her own account (Tillman v. Shackleton, 15 Mich. 447 [93 Am. Dec. 198]; West v. Laraway, 28 Mich. 464), and she may sue and collect for personal services performed by her; and, in case such services were performed for a person who dies before the settlement of her claim, she may present in her own name a claim against the estate of such deceased person, to get pay for the services performed, independent of any…