Kies v. Young
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Pulaski Circuit Court, Second Division. Joseph W. Martin, Judge. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. The appellee, J. F. Young, brought this action against J. H. Kies and his wife, U. M. Kies, for the- sum of $139.25. Upon the trial in the circuit court, where the case was tried on appeal from a judgment of a justice of the peace, it was agreed that Mrs. Kies, while a widow and unmarried, kept a boarding house, and purchased supplies from, and became indebted to, the…
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Appeal from Pulaski Circuit Court, Second Division. Joseph W. Martin, Judge. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. The appellee, J. F. Young, brought this action against J. H. Kies and his wife, U. M. Kies, for the- sum of $139.25. Upon the trial in the circuit court, where the case was tried on appeal from a judgment of a justice of the peace, it was agreed that Mrs. Kies, while a widow and unmarried, kept a boarding house, and purchased supplies from, and became indebted to, the plaintiff Young. Young brought suit against her, and recovered judgment for the sum of $135.85. After-wards she married the…
1Opinion of the Court
Riddick, J.,
(after stating the facts.) The question presented in this case is whether a husband is liable for the ante -. nuptial debts of his wife. It is conceded that the husband was, at common-law, liable for such debts (Harrison v. Trader, 27 Ark. 288), but the contention is made that the effect of our statute, which excludes the marital rights of the husband in the wife’s property during coverture, and confers upon married women power to acquire and hold property, is to abrogate this rule of the common law.
It is plain that this statute does not expressly change or affect the liability of…
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- Robinson v. EagleSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1874
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