West v. Laraway

Plaintiff sued Annie Laraway and her' husband Henry Laraway jointly upon their joint promissory note, which had been given for a debt of the husband, on an extension of time. He allowed judgment to pass against him in the court below, but she defended and her defense was sustained. The points raised against her are: first, that she was personally benefited by the transaction; and, secondly, that she bound her separate estate by her express promise to pay, under the circumstances, so that the note became a charge upon it.

Hnder our present system, whatever contracts a married woman may lawfully…