Jeffries v. Castleman
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Hale Circuit Court. Tried before Hon. JohN Moose. This was an action brought by Mrs. Ann M. Jeffries, wife of Walter B. Jeffries, against D. J. Castleman, to recover a stated amount alleged to have been due by account for money had and received, on 18th November, 1872, by Jeffries & Castleman, a partnership composed of A. S. Jeffries and the defendant, which belonged to the corpus of the plaintiff’s statutory separate estate; and was commenced on 8th February,…
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Appeal from Hale Circuit Court. Tried before Hon. JohN Moose. This was an action brought by Mrs. Ann M. Jeffries, wife of Walter B. Jeffries, against D. J. Castleman, to recover a stated amount alleged to have been due by account for money had and received, on 18th November, 1872, by Jeffries & Castleman, a partnership composed of A. S. Jeffries and the defendant, which belonged to the corpus of the plaintiff’s statutory separate estate; and was commenced on 8th February, 1875. The defendant pleaded the general issue, payment, and set-off, the set-off consisting of an account contracted by…
1Opinion of the CourtSomeryille, J.
The general charge of the court is in full accord with the principles heretofore settled in this case, when formerly before us on appeal. We are not willing to depart from the doctrines declared in Castleman v. Jeffries, 60 Ala. 380, and Jeffries v. Castleman, 68 Ala. 432. The rulings in these cases are based upon the solid ground, that the present code of statutes, known as “ married women’s laws,” must be construed, as far as practicable, to be a shield for the protec*264tion of femmes covert, and not a sword with which to arm them for the injury of others.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Marler v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1880
- Castleman v. JeffriesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1877
- Washington v. TimberlakeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1883
- Griffin v. PringleSupreme Court of Alabama · 1876
- Jeffries v. CastlemanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1880
3Cited by13 opinions
- Louisville N. R. Co. v. ScottSupreme Court of Alabama · 1935
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- Bridges v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1987
- Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911
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