Littleton v. Sain

The controlling question in this cause is -whether Mary Lou Sain acquired a separate estate or a general estate in a fund collected by her after the death of her husband as the proceeds of a contract of insurance between him and a fraternal order known as the Order of United Commercial Travelers of America. Manifestly, upon this record, the receiver has no right to subject the fund, if, when vested in her, it was not impressed with the character of a separate estate; for it is clear that, at the time she contracted the obligation sued on, she was under disability of coverture, and this she…