Lowekamp v. Koechling
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. This appeal was taken from a decree of the Circuit Court of Baltimore City, passed the 28th of November, 1884, which declares two judgments rendered by the Court of Common Pleas of Baltimore City in favor of John H. Lowekamp, the appellant’s testator, against Francis A. Greshoff, and Julia, his wife — the one on the 8th of April, 1875, for §894.59 and costs, and the other on the 4th of April, 1877, for §656.60 and costs — to…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. This appeal was taken from a decree of the Circuit Court of Baltimore City, passed the 28th of November, 1884, which declares two judgments rendered by the Court of Common Pleas of Baltimore City in favor of John H. Lowekamp, the appellant’s testator, against Francis A. Greshoff, and Julia, his wife — the one on the 8th of April, 1875, for §894.59 and costs, and the other on the 4th of April, 1877, for §656.60 and costs — to be utterly null and void as against the interest which the said Julia Greshoff previously had in certain leasehold lots…
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
Prior to the Act of 1872, chap. 270, no action would lie at law against a married woman upon any agreement or contract made by her; and a judgment in personam against her, (except for debts and liabilities incurred under the trader’s license Act of 1862), was without any binding force-^-it was in fact a nullity. Griffith vs. Clark, 18 Md., 457.
The Act of 1872, ch. 270, provides, however, that a married woman may be sued at law jointly with her husband, on any note, bill of exchange, single bill, bond, contract or agreement, which she may have jointly executed with her husband. The liability…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Griffith v. ClarkeCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1862
3Cited by2 opinions
- Wilderman v. RogersCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1886
- Shupp v. HoffmanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1890