Strauss Pritz & Co. v. Glass
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Perry Circuit Court. Tried before Hon. JOHN Moore. The complaint in this case, which was filed by appellants against the appellee, who was a married woman, conducting a mercantile business, contained two counts. One for goods, wares and merchandise sold and delivered, and the other on a stated account.
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Appeal from Perry Circuit Court. Tried before Hon. JOHN Moore. The complaint in this case, which was filed by appellants against the appellee, who was a married woman, conducting a mercantile business, contained two counts. One for goods, wares and merchandise sold and delivered, and the other on a stated account. The defendant interposed several pleas in substance as follows: 1. That she was a married women when the contract was made. 2. That she made no written contract with her husband’s assent or concurrence expressed in writing. 4. That she was engaged in a mercantile business, and no…
1Opinion of the CourtColeman, J.
The" complaint contains two counts, one for goods, wares and merchandise, alleged to have been sold by appellants to defendant, and the second, upon an account stated.
The plaintiffs were merchants, and the defendant, a married woman. The appeal is prosecuted by the plaintiffs from the ruling of the court, sustaining the sufficiency of the defendant’s pleas to the complaint. The questions presented require a determination of what is necessary to render a contract valid and binding upon a married women under the present statute. The provisions applicable to the present case are contained in sec*548t…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Strouse v. LeipfSupreme Court of Alabama · 1893
- Scott v. CottenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
- Strauss & Sons v. SchwalbSupreme Court of Alabama · 1894
- Kennedy v. YoungSupreme Court of Alabama · 1854
- Rollins v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1893
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- Horton v. HillSupreme Court of Alabama · 1903
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