Swift v. Luce
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Trover for sundry articles of household furniture, &c., alleged to have been converted by the defendant to his own use. ^ . ** The writ was dated Nov. 24, 1845. The parties agreed upon a statement of facts, from which it appeared, that E. N. Sprague, then a widow, before the day of October, 1844, was the owner and possessor of the articles alleged in the declaration, to have been converted to the use of the defendant; that on that day, she intermarried with the defendant;…
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Trover for sundry articles of household furniture, &c., alleged to have been converted by the defendant to his own use. ^ . ** The writ was dated Nov. 24, 1845. The parties agreed upon a statement of facts, from which it appeared, that E. N. Sprague, then a widow, before the day of October, 1844, was the owner and possessor of the articles alleged in the declaration, to have been converted to the use of the defendant; that on that day, she intermarried with the defendant; that after the marriage, the articles were carried to the defendant’s house, with her consent, and used in the family;…
1Opinion of the Court
*286The opinion of the Court, Whitman C. J. taking no part in the decision, not .having heard the arguments, was by
Shepley J.
This is an action of trover brought to recover the value of certain articles of household furniture and of clothing. The title of the plaintiff is derived from a sale of them, alleged to have been made by the wife of the defendant. It is admitted to have been made by her without the consent or authority of her husband. Those articles were her property before she was married to the defendant, and that marriage took place since the act of March 22, 1844, c. 117, became…
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