Lowenstein v. Salinger
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, New York county. Action by Bernard Lowenstein against Lena Salinger. From an order denying a motion to vacate an attachment defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBarrett, J.
The motion to vacate was founded upon the fact that the defendant, Lena Salinger, was a married woman, and that, as such, she was not authorized by law to enter into a copartnership with her husband for business purposes. The debt sued on was contracted in Arkansas by the firm of L. Salinger & Co., composed of this defendant and her husband, Louis Salinger. The latter is dead, and the action is brought against the wife as surviving partner. She sets up coverture, and claims non-liability under the laws of Arkansas. The plaintiff does not deny the marriage, nor does he point out any law of the…
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