Welch v. Miller
Supreme Court of Vermont
Covenant. Plea, the general issue with notice. Trial by jury at the February Term, 1897, Orleans County, Taft, J., presiding. Verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant excepted.
1Opinion of the CourtStart, J.
This is an action for breach of covenant. It appeared that the defendant leased his homestead and certain personal property to the plaintiff for one year. The defendant objected to the admission of the lease because it was not signed by his wife; and, at the close of the evidence, moved that the court order a verdict for him for the same reason. The defendant’s counsel insists that the lease was voidable under V. S. 2189, which provides that no homestead, nor an interest therein, shall be conveyed by the owner thereof, if a married man, unless the wife joins in such conveyance.
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- Brewer v. WallTexas Supreme Court · 1859
- Rising v. CummingsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1875
- Cutler v. Smith & RobbinsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1871
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