Ridley v. Hereford & Timberlake
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Madison. Tried before the Hon. Louis Wyeth. This action was brought by Hereford & Timberlake, suing as partners, against James L. Ridley and Fannie J. Ridley, his wife; and was commenced on the 20th April, 1877. The cause of action was an account for goods sold and delivered, during the months of January, February, and March, 1875, amounting to $74.80; for which the plaintiffs sought a personal judgment against said James L. Ridley, and a…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Madison. Tried before the Hon. Louis Wyeth. This action was brought by Hereford & Timberlake, suing as partners, against James L. Ridley and Fannie J. Ridley, his wife; and was commenced on the 20th April, 1877. The cause of action was an account for goods sold and delivered, during the months of January, February, and March, 1875, amounting to $74.80; for which the plaintiffs sought a personal judgment against said James L. Ridley, and a judgment of condemnation against certain lands, particularly described, in the complaint, and alleged to belong to the…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
If the items composing the account sued on can be called articles, they fall within no class for which the statutory separate estate of the wife can be made liable under section 2711 of the Code of 1876.—Lobman v. Kennedy, 51 Ala. 163; Eskridge v. Ditmars, Ib. 245; Lee v. Campbell, 61 Ala. 12; Durden v. McWilliams, 31 Ala. 438.
Reversed and remanded.
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Durden v. McWilliamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1858
- Lee v. CampbellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1878
- Lobman v. KennedySupreme Court of Alabama · 1874
3Cited by2 opinions
- Lee v. WinstonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1880
- Ward v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1885