Merrell v. Purdy
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Columbia county: E. Eat Stbvews, Circuit Judge. This is an action at law upon a joint and several promissory note for $3,000 given by the defendants, who are hus'band and wife, to the plaintiff August 28, 1901, payable one year after date. The defendant Helen M. Purdy defended on the ground that the debt represented by the note was her husband’s debt and that she signed the note as accommodation maker only.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Columbia county: E. Eat Stbvews, Circuit Judge. This is an action at law upon a joint and several promissory note for $3,000 given by the defendants, who are hus'band and wife, to the plaintiff August 28, 1901, payable one year after date. The defendant Helen M. Purdy defended on the ground that the debt represented by the note was her husband’s debt and that she signed the note as accommodation maker only. The case was tried before the court and a jury, and the following facts were practically undisputed: Prior to the year 1876 the defendant E.…
1Opinion of the CourtWiNsnow, J.
The question presented is the question as to the liability of a married woman upon a promissory note in an action at law. The principles governing the contracts of married women are fairly well settled in this state and may be briefly stated as follows: (1) A married woman, whether possessed of a separate estate or not, may purchase property, real or personal, and give her obligation for the purchase price, which obligation will bind her at law as if she were a feme sole, provided the title of the property purchased passes to her; and this she may do regardless of the purpose to which she…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Kriz v. PeegeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1903
- Mueller v. WieseWisconsin Supreme Court · 1897
- Ritter v. BrussWisconsin Supreme Court · 1902
- Hollister v. BellWisconsin Supreme Court · 1900
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