Sydnor v. . Boyd
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil actioN, tried at Spring Term, 1896, of Subey Superior Court, before Norwood, J. Application had been made for two policies of insurance, one on the life of McDowell Boyd for $1,000, for the benefit of his wife Anna Louisa Boyd, and the other for a like amount on the life of the wife for the benefit of the husband.
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Civil actioN, tried at Spring Term, 1896, of Subey Superior Court, before Norwood, J. Application had been made for two policies of insurance, one on the life of McDowell Boyd for $1,000, for the benefit of his wife Anna Louisa Boyd, and the other for a like amount on the life of the wife for the benefit of the husband. After a great deal of solicitation the defendant, McDowell Boyd, agreed to deliver to the plaintiff, Svdnor, agent of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, a box of tobacco, and to execute his promissory note, dated June 5, 1895, and duo at a subsequent date in the…
1Opinion of the CourtAveRY, J.
(after stating the facts) : At common law the husband and wife, being deemed one person, were incapable of contracting with each other, and it was necessary to convey to a third person, as a conduit, in order to pass the title to property from one to the other. The rule was different in equity, where assignments or conveyances were held to raise a trust in favor of the assignee or grantee. Now, however, the wife is allowed to acquire title to property conveyed to her by the husband or any other person, the conveyances be ng liable, libe other deeds or instruments that pass title, to…
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