Kincaid v. Jones

Opinion.— One of the essential requisites of the certificate of the separate acknowledgment of a married woman under the law in force in 1855 is that it must be attested by the seal of the court. The deed of a married woman to her separate property is void unless her privy examination is taken in substantial compliance with the statute. 26 Tex., 745. A compliance with the requirements of the statute is indispensable to the alienation of the wife’s separate estate or of her homestead. 28 Tex., 523. The deed of a married woman is not complete, so as to convey title to land, without the…