Wilson v. Brown
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Brown County; John W. Goodwin, Judge. Action by J. L. Wilson, guardian, against G. H. Brown. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
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Appeal from District Court, Brown County; John W. Goodwin, Judge. Action by J. L. Wilson, guardian, against G. H. Brown. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals. The following statement of the nature and result of this suit is copied from appellant’s brief: “This suit was brought in the district court of Brown county, Tex., by J. L. Wilson, as guardian of the person and estate of Viola Wilson, Ava Wilson, Lum Wilson, and Lloyd Brown; and the substance of plaintiffs first amended original petition, upon which the proceedings were had, was as follows, to wit: That plaintiff had…
1Opinion of the CourtKey, C. J.
(after stating the facts as above). The only question presented for decision is the action of the trial court in sustaining the general demurrer to the plaintiff’s petition. It is stated in appellant’s brief that the ruling referred to was based upon the proposition that, as a married woman cannot maintain a suit against her hus-, band for damages based upon a tort committed against her by her husband, therefore •the plaintiff in this case has no right of action against the defendant; and, if that view of the case is correct, the judgment must be affirmed.
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