Dorsett v. . Dorsett
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by plaintiff from Webb, J., at December Term, 1921, of Guileokd. This action was brought by the wife to recover of her husband the sum of $5,400 upon a quantum meruit for services rendered by her while they were living together as husband and wife.
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Appeal by plaintiff from Webb, J., at December Term, 1921, of Guileokd. This action was brought by the wife to recover of her husband the sum of $5,400 upon a quantum meruit for services rendered by her while they were living together as husband and wife. The complaint alleges: 1. That the plaintiff and defendant intermarried 21 July, 1917, in the county of Guilford. 2. That at the time of their marriage the defendant was in the business, in Greensboro, of repairing bicycles, guns, keys, locks, etc., and was doing business on Davie Street in the city of Greensboro, in a house which he rented…
1Opinion of the CourtClark, C. J.
This action is based on C. S., 2513, which is as follows : “The earnings of a married woman by virtue of any contract for her personal services, and any damage for personal injuries or other torts sustained by her can be recovered by her suing alone, and such earnings or recovery shall be her sole and separate property as fully as if she had remained single.”
This statute was recently construed in Kirkpatrick v. Crutchfield, 178 N. C., 353, in which we said: “It was felt to be unjust and illogical that the husband should recover for labor which the wife had performed outside the household…
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