Marcy v. French

The defendant Evangeline A. French, the wife of Homer A. French, claims to have begun the business of erecting and selling houses with the meager assets of $300 in cash and she winds u*p at the time of her husband’s bankruptcy with valuable equities in real estate. The husband began the same business at the same time for himself with larger assets and ended in bankruptcy owing large sums to his creditors. The husband managed both business *303operations, succeeding for his wife and failing for himself. There are no personal books of account, bank books, checks, vouchers or stubs except for the…