Halle v. Einstein
Supreme Court of Florida
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval county. STATEMENT. Einstein filed a bill in chancery against Minnie Halle and her husband, Philip Halle, to subject the statutory separate property of the wife to the payment of a debt alleged to have been contracted by her on the credit of her said estate.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval county. STATEMENT. Einstein filed a bill in chancery against Minnie Halle and her husband, Philip Halle, to subject the statutory separate property of the wife to the payment of a debt alleged to have been contracted by her on the credit of her said estate. The debt sought to be collected out of the wife’s separate statutory property consists of an open account for goods and merchandise, and it is alleged that the goods were sold to Minne Halle, and that she was at tlie time and has continued to the filing of the bill the wife of Philip Halle, and was…
1Opinion of the Court
.Mabry, J.:
' The first two assignments of error on the appeal in ■•this case are, (1) ‘ ‘that the chancellor erred in rendering said decree for the reason that neither the pleadings nor the evidence show that the debt with which ■Minnie Halle’s property is charged is the purchase price of said property, or that said debt was due upon ..•any agreement in writing made by said defendant . Minnie Halle for the benefit of her separate property, *595or that said debt is the purchase price of property used with her knowledge and assent in the construction of buildings or for repairs and improvements…
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