Sibley v. Robertson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 7, Jan. T., 1905, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 5, Phila. Co., March T., 1903, No. 589, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Francis P. Sibley v. Hannah A. Robertson. Assumpsit against a married woman on an , obligation in writing.
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Appeal, No. 7, Jan. T., 1905, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 5, Phila. Co., March T., 1903, No. 589, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Francis P. Sibley v. Hannah A. Robertson. Assumpsit against a married woman on an , obligation in writing. Before Ralston, J. • At the trial it appeared that the obligation in- question was as follows: ’ “ This, agreement made and entered into by and between .Francis’P. Sibley, of the city of Philadelphia, party of the first- part; and Hannah A. Robertson, party of the second part: “WITNESSETH: “That the said party of the second part is the owner…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Mestrezat,
This is an action of assumpsit against a married woman, the appellant, to enforce a liability arising on certain agreements signed by her and the plaintiff, the appellee. She resists a recovery on the ground that no consideration passed to her and that in executing the agreements she assumed the liability of a guarantor or surety for her husband and is therefore protected *27by the Act of June 8, 1893, P. L. 344 (2 Purd. Dig. 1299) which provides that a married woman “may not become accommodation indorser, maker, guarantor or surety for another.” This provision of…
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