Koechling v. Henkel
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lancaster County
No. 116 January Term 1891, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 22 November Term 1889, E. D., C. P. On November 16, 1889, by virtue of a writ of fieri facias at tbe suit of Elizabeth D. Koeehling, the sheriff sold certain real estate as the property of Barbara Henkel; and on January 30, 1890, the proceeds of the sale, $921.37, having been paid into court, Mr. Redmond Oonyngham was appointed auditor to make distribution.
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No. 116 January Term 1891, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 22 November Term 1889, E. D., C. P. On November 16, 1889, by virtue of a writ of fieri facias at tbe suit of Elizabeth D. Koeehling, the sheriff sold certain real estate as the property of Barbara Henkel; and on January 30, 1890, the proceeds of the sale, $921.37, having been paid into court, Mr. Redmond Oonyngham was appointed auditor to make distribution. In his report the auditor found, in substance, the following facts: Barbara Henkel, the defendant from whose real estate the fund for distribution was realized, was twice married. By…
1Per curiam
A judgment confessed by a married woman was absolutely void at common law. The reason was that she possessed no power to contract. The legislation of this state for nearly fifty years has been in the line of emancipating married women from the shackles of the common law, and of conferring upon them, in many respects, the power of a feme sole in regard to the ownership and control of their property. We have followed this legislation with caution, enforcing it in a conservative manner, according to its spirit as well as its letter, yet taking care not *219to be in advance of it. Were we to go…
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