Meyer v. Meyer
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of tbe circuit court for Waupaca •county: Chas. M. Webb, Circuit Judge. Tbe substance of tbe complaint was as follows: July 21, 1903, defendant William Meyer, as principal, .-and Andrew as surety, executed and delivered to tbe plaintiff ■an instrument in tbe following form: “Whereas, William Meyer, of tbe county of Waupaca, ’State of Wisconsin, has been arrested and charged with seduction and bastardy upon one Gertrude Meyer, of tbe county of Waupaca,…
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Appeal from an order of tbe circuit court for Waupaca •county: Chas. M. Webb, Circuit Judge. Tbe substance of tbe complaint was as follows: July 21, 1903, defendant William Meyer, as principal, .-and Andrew as surety, executed and delivered to tbe plaintiff ■an instrument in tbe following form: “Whereas, William Meyer, of tbe county of Waupaca, ’State of Wisconsin, has been arrested and charged with seduction and bastardy upon one Gertrude Meyer, of tbe county of Waupaca, State of Wisconsin, committed on tbe 27th day of November, A. D. 1902. “And whereas, in consideration of tbe withdrawal…
1Opinion of the CourtMabshali., J.
Several questions are presented by appellant’s counsel for consideration. An affirmative answer to •either of them will be sufficient to condemn the complaint on ■one of the grounds of demurrer insisted upon. We will state ■verbatim, or in effect, each of counsel’s propositions, and consider the same.
1. Has plaintiff legal capacity to sue in view of the disabilities of married women ?
The first answer thereto is, the complaint is entirely silent ■as to whether the plaintiff is or is not a married woman. Appellant’s counsel assume, because the bond recites that the bastardy proceedings were…
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