Holland v. Bond
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Lonoke Circuit Court; Thomas C. Trimble, Judge; The Act (159, Acts 1915) is not susceptible to the construction that a married woman’s estate can be subjected to the debts of her husband, because such a construction woul$ be directly in conflict with section 7,¿Art. 9, of the State Constitution.
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Appeal from Lonoke Circuit Court; Thomas C. Trimble, Judge; The Act (159, Acts 1915) is not susceptible to the construction that a married woman’s estate can be subjected to the debts of her husband, because such a construction woul$ be directly in conflict with section 7,¿Art. 9, of the State Constitution. Appellee relies upon Act 159, Acts 1915. Appellant’s contention that the act has reference only to the statute of limitations, administrations, etc., is contrary to this court’s interpretation of the statute in Fitzpatrick v. Owens, 124 Ark. 167. There is nothing in section 7, Art. 9, of…
1Opinion of the CourtHart, J.
John B. Bond, Jr., sued Mrs. Willie B. Holland on certain promissory notes and an open account. The consideration of the notes and of the open account was a debt of the husband to the plaintiff and not money expended on the separate property of the wife. The notes were executed on July 24, 1915, by Mrs. Willie B. Holland, and M. Holland, her husband. After that time she gave a written order to the plaintiff for the goods furnished her husband on the account. The court gave judgment for the plaintiff and defendant has appealed.
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Fitzpatrick v. OwensSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1916
- Goodrum v. Merchants & Planters BankSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1912
- Major v. HolmesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1878
- Culberhouse v. HawthorneSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1913
- McCarthy v. Peoples Savings BankSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1913
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