Legal Opinion
Detroit Newspaper Industrial Credit Union v. McDonald
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided December 7, 1967No. Docket 2,384PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJ. H. Gtillis, J.
The issue presented by this case concerns “the peculiar institution of coverture which is now, with some exceptions, relegated to history’s legal museum.” United States v. Yazell (1966), 382 US 341, 343 (86 S Ct 500, 502, 15 L ed 2d 404, 405).
Partial extinction of this concept in Michigan was accomplished by the rights of married women act of 1855 and its amendments, CL 1948, § 557.1 et seq. (Stat Ann 1957 Bev § 26.161 et seq.). The first section of the act reads:
“The real and personal estate of every female, acquired before marriage, and all property, real and personal, to which she may…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- United States v. YazellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Koengeter v. HolzbaughMichigan Supreme Court · 1952
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Michigan National Leasing Corp. v. CardilloMichigan Court of Appeals · 1981
- St. Gabriel Parish Credit Union v. Barnett Pontiac, Inc.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1969
- Nat'l Bank of Rochester v. Meadowbrook Hgts., Inc.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1978
- Ann Arbor Bank v. StegemanMichigan Court of Appeals · 1973