Muzzey v. Reardon
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
From Hillsborough Circuit Court. Assumpsit, for groceries sold and delivered by the plaintiffs to the defendant. The action was referred to a referee, who found for the defendant, and at the request of the plaintiffs reported the following facts found proved: “ The plaintiffs are grocery dealers, and the defendant is a married woman.
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From Hillsborough Circuit Court. Assumpsit, for groceries sold and delivered by the plaintiffs to the defendant. The action was referred to a referee, who found for the defendant, and at the request of the plaintiffs reported the following facts found proved: “ The plaintiffs are grocery dealers, and the defendant is a married woman. The defendant and her husband live together as husband and wife, and did at the time of contracting the account sought to be recovered in this suit. February 5,1873, the defendant went to the plaintiffs’ store, being introduced to them by a person who was…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
Is this a contract made by the defendant “ in respect to her property,” so. as to make her liable under the provisions of Gen. Stats., ch. 164, sec. 13 ? The statute reads as follows: “ Every married woman holding property in her own right shall have the same rights and remedies in relation thereto, and may sue and be sued in her own name, at law and in equity, upon any contract by her made or for any wrong by her done in respect to such property, and upon any contract by her made or for any wrong by her done before marriage, as if she were unmarried.” This statute is a substantial…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Clough v. RussellSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1875
- Whipple v. GilesSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1875
3Cited by1 opinion
- Penacook Savings Bank v. SanbornSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1881