Johnson v. Jones
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the Chancery court of Washington County. Hon. E. Stafford, Chancellor. The facts sufficient for a correct understanding of the case appear in the opinion of the court. 1. That a married woman had no power to buy property on credit; and if she did so, such contracts were not voidable merely, but absolutely void ; and she has no power to make an election either to retain the land and pay the balance of the purchase money, or to reconvey the land, citing and…
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Appeal from the Chancery court of Washington County. Hon. E. Stafford, Chancellor. The facts sufficient for a correct understanding of the case appear in the opinion of the court. 1. That a married woman had no power to buy property on credit; and if she did so, such contracts were not voidable merely, but absolutely void ; and she has no power to make an election either to retain the land and pay the balance of the purchase money, or to reconvey the land, citing and commenting on Whit-worth v. Carter, 43 Miss., 73 ; Pollen v. James, 45 id., 129; Foxworth v. Bullock, 44 id., 457 ; Cordon v.…
1Opinion of the CourtCampbell, J.
In 1870, Mrs. Jones sold and conveyed to Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Shelby, land in Washington. The deed of conveyance shows that the price of the land was $40,000, of which $26,000 were paid in cash or its equivalent, and sundry notes executed by Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Shelby for the remainder, which were payable to their own order, and by them indorsed and delivered to Mrs. Jones. The conveyance retains an express lien in the nature of a mortgage on the lands conveyed, as a security for the payment of the notes. Mrs. Johnson was a married woman at the time of the purchase and execution of the…
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