Buckingham v. Moss
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Assumpsit for goods sold; brought to the Court of Common Pleas for New Haven County. The defendant pleaded that she was, at the time the goods were furnished, and had ever since been, a married woman, living with her husband, and that as such she was not liable for the goods, and if liable, that an action at law could not be maintained against her.
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Assumpsit for goods sold; brought to the Court of Common Pleas for New Haven County. The defendant pleaded that she was, at the time the goods were furnished, and had ever since been, a married woman, living with her husband, and that as such she was not liable for the goods, and if liable, that an action at law could not be maintained against her. The court (Pardee, J.') found the facts and rendered judgment for the defendant, and the plaintiff moved for a new trial for error in a ruling of the court. The case is fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtFoster, J.
The cause of action in this case accrued prior to the passage of the act of 1872, entitled “An Act in addition to an Act concerning the Domestic Relations.” Laws *462of 1872, p. 96. The defendant denies all liability under our law as it previously stood, and insists that this act should operate prospectively only; that to give it a retroactive effect would do violence alike to the intention of the legislature and to well established rules adopted in the construction of statutes. Hence the defendant claims that no recovery can be had against her.
The facts in the case are few and simple. The…
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