Todd v. Lee
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEALS from tbe Circuit Courts for Milwaukee and Dane Counties. These actions were commenced in the county court for Milwaukee county, to charge Mrs. Lee's separate property with the payment of debts incurred by her in separate trade, and to reach the capital invested in the business.
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APPEALS from tbe Circuit Courts for Milwaukee and Dane Counties. These actions were commenced in the county court for Milwaukee county, to charge Mrs. Lee's separate property with the payment of debts incurred by her in separate trade, and to reach the capital invested in the business. Three of the suits were removed to the circuit court of that county, where orders obtained in the county court, granting injunctions and appointing a receiver to restrain the dissipation of the property and preserve it during the litigation, were vacated. Prom the orders dissolving the injunctions and vacating…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Dixon, C. J.
Before the case of Yale vs. Dederer, 22 N. Y., 450, it was well settled in New York, if in fact anything can ever be said to be settled in that state, that a married woman having a separate estate, might bind *369it by her general engagements to 'pay debts contracted for the benefit of such estate, or on her own account, or for her benefit, the credit of it. Meth. Epis. Church vs. Jaques, 3 Johns. Ch., 77; S. C., in Court of Errors, 17 Johns., 548; North Am. Coal Co. vs. Dyett, 7 Paige, 9; S. C., in Court of Errors, 20 Wend., 570; Gardner vs. Gardner, 7 Paige, 112; S. C.,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Yale v. . DedererNew York Court of Appeals · 1858
- Jaques v. Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal ChurchCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1820
- Yale v. . DedererNew York Court of Appeals · 1860
- North American Coal Co. v. DyettNew York Court of Chancery · 1837
- Gardner v. GardnerCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1839
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- Krouskop v. ShontzWisconsin Supreme Court · 1881
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