Freeman
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Appeal from the doings of commissioners, in allowing a claim of $28,070 against the estate of an insolvent debtor, taken to the Superior Court in Hartford County and reserved by that court, Greorge W. Wheeler, J., upon a finding of facts, for the consideration and advice of this court. The facts found were as follows: H. Drusilla Mitchell has always resided in Bristol in this State.
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Appeal from the doings of commissioners, in allowing a claim of $28,070 against the estate of an insolvent debtor, taken to the Superior Court in Hartford County and reserved by that court, Greorge W. Wheeler, J., upon a finding of facts, for the consideration and advice of this court. The facts found were as follows: H. Drusilla Mitchell has always resided in Bristol in this State. In 1857 she was there married to George H. Mitchell, and they continued to reside there until his death in 1896, and she resides there still. He was a member of the mercantile firm of Morse, Mitchell & Williams,…
1Opinion of the CourtBaldwin, J.
Mrs. Mitchell, being a citizen of Connecticut, married a citizen of Connecticut in 1857, and they continued to reside in this State until his death. Her marriage gave her, under the laws of the State then in force, substantially the status which belonged to a married woman at common law. Her personal identity, from a juridical point of view, was merged in that of her husband. Thereafter, during coverture, she could make no contract that would be binding upon her, even by his express authority. 1 Swift’s Dig. 30. If she assumed to make such a contract, it was absolutely void.
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- Milliken v. PrattMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1878
- Jackson v. HubbardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1869
- Kilbourn v. BrownSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1887
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