Haines v. Ellis
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR to the District Court, Philadelphia. Isaac M. Post and wife, by deed dated 17th April, 1852, in consideration of $550 paid by Eliza Ann Hutchinson, wife of Jeremiah L. Hutchinson, conveyed to her, her heirs and assigns, a house and lot of ground, with the appurtenances; to have and to bold tbe same unto the said Eliza Ann Hutchinson, her heirs and assigns, to and for the only, sole, separate, and proper use and behoof of the said Eliza Ann Hutchinson, her heirs and…
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ERROR to the District Court, Philadelphia. Isaac M. Post and wife, by deed dated 17th April, 1852, in consideration of $550 paid by Eliza Ann Hutchinson, wife of Jeremiah L. Hutchinson, conveyed to her, her heirs and assigns, a house and lot of ground, with the appurtenances; to have and to bold tbe same unto the said Eliza Ann Hutchinson, her heirs and assigns, to and for the only, sole, separate, and proper use and behoof of the said Eliza Ann Hutchinson, her heirs and assigns for ever, subject to a yearly ground-rent of $42 per annum. By deed dated 9th June, 1853, Hutchinson and wife…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Lewis, C. J.
It is not necessary to review the decisions made before the Act of 1848, relative to the rights of married women, because, according to Cumming’s Appeal, 1 Jones 275, since that Act she must be “ considered a feme sole in regard to any estate of whatever name or sort, owned by her before marriage, or which shall accrue to her during coverture, by will, descent, deed of conveyance or otherwise.” It was said in that ease, by Mr. Justice BogeRS, that the Act of 1848 “ works a radical and thorough change in the condition of a feme covert. She…
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