Legal Opinion · Dissent

Kovens v. Bluestone

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided May 29, 1963No. 31734Published

1DissentCaldwell, Justice

The only question involved is whether a wife, by her endorsement, with subscribing witnesses, of a promissory note evidencing the indebtedness of her husband may be held to have executed an instrument giving her consent to make her separate property liable for the debt, in the manner required by Fla.Const., Art. XI, § 1, F.S.A., and Fla.Stat. § 708.08, F.S.A., which prescribes *168the requisites of conveyances by married women.

The three pertinent decisions1 of this Court which bear upon the problem are not in harmony and the District Court holding in this cause does not accord with those of the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Jette v. HarbisonSupreme Court of Florida · 1947
  2. Springfield Co. v. ElySupreme Court of Florida · 1902
  3. Chisholm v. Coconut Grove Exchange BankSupreme Court of Florida · 1940

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