Black v. Tricker
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Bedford county: No. 57, to May Term 1868. This was an action of ejectment to February Term 1867, by John Black and others against Catharine Tricker, for a tavern house and two lots of land, in Liberty township. The premises in dispute had been the property of George Tricker, the husband of the defendant; they had been sold under judgments against him, and on the 19th of November 1857 were conveyed by the sheriff to Francis Jordan, Esq.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Bedford county: No. 57, to May Term 1868. This was an action of ejectment to February Term 1867, by John Black and others against Catharine Tricker, for a tavern house and two lots of land, in Liberty township. The premises in dispute had been the property of George Tricker, the husband of the defendant; they had been sold under judgments against him, and on the 19th of November 1857 were conveyed by the sheriff to Francis Jordan, Esq. On the 8th of February George Roadá, by articles of agreement, purchased the property from Mr. Jordan for $713.90, and on…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered, May 20th 1868, by
Thompson, C. J.
We are of opinion that the learned judge below gave a substantially accurate exposition of the law of the 2d section of the Act of the 4th of May 1855, when he instructed the jury, “ that when a husband by reason of habits of drunkenness, profligacy or other cause neglects to provide for his wife and family, and the wife by her labor, industry and frugality provides for the family, and accumulates property, she is entitled to claim and hold the same as her own as if she was a feme sole trader against the husband, his…
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