Rope v. Wagner

The appellant is a married woman. She was conducting a separate business, and in the course of it bought sash and blinds of one William Hall. The business was conducted by the appellant’s husband, and his power of attorney, verbal and written, is abundantly proven. The appellant was present when the note was given, which was given, it appears, in the usual way, and signed in the husband’s name, E. J. Van Wagner, with the addition of the abbreviation “att’y.” Hall’s representative spoke to the appellant, who was present, to put her name on the note. “She asked me what for; said that was her…