Williams v. Lord & Robinson
Supreme Court of Virginia
In 1878-79 RicMnond H. Williams was a mercliant carxying on retail business at West Point, in the county of King William. He seems to Lave purchased Ms goods in the city of Baltimore.
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In 1878-79 RicMnond H. Williams was a mercliant carxying on retail business at West Point, in the county of King William. He seems to Lave purchased Ms goods in the city of Baltimore. He had become indebted to a number of merchants in that city; and some of his creditors instituted actions against him, on which judgments would be rendered at the April term of the court, 1879. By deed bearing date the 25th of March, 1879, between Williams, of the one part, and A. G. Ware, as trustee for such of his creditors as should, within thirty days from the date of the deed, file with said Ware, trustee,…
1Opinion of the CourtBurks, J.
This case involves, to some extent, the construction of the statute, approved April 4, 1877, entitled “An act securing to married women, on conditions, all property" acquired by them before or after marriage” (Acts 1876-77, ch. 329, pp. 333, 334).
The act makes radical changes in the legal capacity and property-rights of married women in this State, and as it has been in operation for a few years only, and many important and probably perplexing questions are likely to arise under its provisions, we deem it judicious, on the present occasion, not to extend our construction beyond the precise…
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