Hubbard v. Ruff

Townsend, Judge.

Since the court has no jurisdiction of the nonresident defendant if the case fails to set forth a cause of action against the resident defendant, the main question presented for consideration is whether a wife may in this State recover damages for injuries to property negligently caused by her husband. Certain principles of law based upon the marital status are well settled but their effect upon rights of action of a spouse for property damages caused by the other has never been directly passed upon in this State. To quote Justice Gilbert, in Sullivan v. Curling, 149 Ga. 96,…