Frost v. Knapp
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 16, Jan. T., 1899, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. Wyoming Co., Nov. T., 1896, No. 114, on verdict for plaintiff. Opinion by Rice, P. J. Trespass. Before Dunham, P. J. It appears from the evidence that H. O. Frost owned a farm upon which he and the plaintiff, his wife, resided.
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Appeal, No. 16, Jan. T., 1899, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. Wyoming Co., Nov. T., 1896, No. 114, on verdict for plaintiff. Opinion by Rice, P. J. Trespass. Before Dunham, P. J. It appears from the evidence that H. O. Frost owned a farm upon which he and the plaintiff, his wife, resided. In 1893 there were several judgments against H. C. Frost, among them one of his wife Betsy Frost for $676, and another in favor of Charles Allen for $100. In the spring of 1893 plaintiff issued a fi. fa. on her judgment and sold the personal property of H. C. Frost. At this sale she purchased a lot of…
1Opinion of the Court
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Rice, P. J.,
Crops produced on a farm in the joint occupation of husband and wife presumptively belong to the husband, and in a contest between her and his creditors the burden of overcoming the presumption by clear and satisfactory testimony rests upon her: Eavanson v. Pownall, 182 Pa. 587. If, however, the farm belongs to her, the fact that the husband’s labor entered into the production of the crops will not make them liable for his debts. A husband who, in the enjoyment of the marital relation is permitted to live and be maintained upon the property of his wife, managed by her…
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