Brown v. Lasselle

Lasselle brought an. action of assumpsit, before a justice of the peace, against Brown and wife for goods sold and delivered to the wife while sole. Plea, non assumpsit. The Circuit Court gave judgment for the plaintiff below. At the trial, the Court permitted the plaintiff to prove admissions made by the wife after her marriage with Brown, that the account on which the suit was brought was “just.” The admissibility of this testimony constitutes the only question in the case necessary to be examined.

We think the testimony ought not to have been received. As a general rule, husband and wife…