Reid v. Peoples Bank

Head, Presiding Justice.

“A wife may give property to her *371husband, but a gift will not be presumed. The evidence to support it must be clear and unequivocal, and the intention of the parties must be free from doubt.” Code § 53-506. The allegations of fact in the wife’s petition negative any intention on her part to give her separate estate to her husband, and the pleaded facts do not support an inference that she intended to give her property to her husband.

The separate property of the wife “shall not be liable for the payment of any debt, default, or contract of the husband.” Code § 53-502.…