Young v. Graff
Illinois Supreme Court
This bill charges that defendants were married in 1838; that on the 20th of July, 1855, defendant Andrew bought, with fraudulent intent, of Thomas Speer, lot one, block ninety, school section addition to Chicago, and paid for it with his own money, but at the time of the purchase and with the fraudulent intent thereafter mentioned, he put forward his wife as the actual vendee, and had the deed taken to her by the name of Ellen Coughlin.
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This bill charges that defendants were married in 1838; that on the 20th of July, 1855, defendant Andrew bought, with fraudulent intent, of Thomas Speer, lot one, block ninety, school section addition to Chicago, and paid for it with his own money, but at the time of the purchase and with the fraudulent intent thereafter mentioned, he put forward his wife as the actual vendee, and had the deed taken to her by the name of Ellen Coughlin. Charges on information and belief that defendant Ellen was cognizant of the intended fraud, and co-operated in carrying out the same. Charges that Young had…
1Opinion of the CourtBbeese, J.
It is argued by the counsel for the plaintiff in ■ . error, that the question presented by the record, is, whether a feme covert can be charged with -her own and her husband’s fraud in making a contract for the loan of money, they acting in concert.
We do not think this is the main or material question, in the case. It may be that a feme covert cannot, by her fraudulent representations, subject herself to an action at law upon a contract, or be proceeded against personally, on account thereof, by bill in equity. We are not disposed to; discuss that question, about which so much learning has…
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