Hastings Bank of Hastings v. Covitch

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Kepi-iart,

The only question involved in the present appeal is whether or not an agreement entered into by appellant’s wife constituted an obligation of guaranty, suretyship or endorsement within the provision of the Act of 1893 protecting married women from liability in undertaking such obligations as accommodation parties for their husbands.

While the Act prohibits a wife from making these contracts, it does not prevent her from paying the debts of her husband or pledging her property to secure their payment: Herr v. Reinoehl, 209 Pa. 483; Dusenberry v. Mutual Life…