Stewart v. Munchandler

This action was brought by appellees’ intestate against appellant to enforce the collection of a note for three hundred and eighty-four dollars, executed by her to intestate on the 8th of January, 1866, and due one day thereafter.

To the action appellant pleaded, that, at the date of said note, and for many years previous thereto, she was, and still is, a married woman, the wife of Henry Stewart, both colored persons.

The facts were agreed by the parties, which, in substance, are, that appellant and Henry Stewart were married by a colored preacher more than sixteen years before that time,…