Jones v. Dawson
Supreme Court of Alabama
EiuioR to the Chancery Court of Dallas. Tried before the Hon- W. W- Mason. The bill alleges substantially, that Lawrence E. Dawson and Mary W. his wife, executed an ante-nuptial agreement in 1826, in the State of South Carolina where they then resided, by which the property of the wife was conveyed to trustees for the joint use and benefit of the husband and wife during their joint lives, and then for the use and benefit of the survivor during his or her life, with remainder…
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EiuioR to the Chancery Court of Dallas. Tried before the Hon- W. W- Mason. The bill alleges substantially, that Lawrence E. Dawson and Mary W. his wife, executed an ante-nuptial agreement in 1826, in the State of South Carolina where they then resided, by which the property of the wife was conveyed to trustees for the joint use and benefit of the husband and wife during their joint lives, and then for the use and benefit of the survivor during his or her life, with remainder to the issue of the marrria.ge. The property, however, was not to be subject to the husband’s debts,, and if any of his…
1Opinion of the CourtChilton, J.
We may concede, for the purposes of this decision, that Col. Dawson was the agent of the trustees to take charge of this property, after its removal to this State from South Carolina, and that Mrs. Dawson had bound herself for the payment of the demand due to the plaintiff in error, as wages for overseeing the property for three years, under the contract of employment entered into between him and Dawson; and yet we are of opinion that under the circumstances of this case, as presented by the record, the plaintiff in error is not entitled to the relief which he seeks.
The bill prays that relief…
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