Phillips v. Smith

1. This was a suit by a married woman to cancel a deed, upon the grounds (1) that she was a minor at the time of its execution, and (2) that it was made for the purpose of raising funds with which to pay a debt of her husband. The defendant in his answer denied the material allegations of the petition, and the evidence was in conflict upon the issues thus made. The verdict as returned in favor of the defendant was therefore authorized by the evidence, and the trial judge did not err in overruling the general grounds of the plaintiff’s motion for a new trial.

2. While a wife can not bind her…