Wells v. Thorman
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Bill in equity to charge the separate property of the respondent Leonora Thorman, the wife of the other respondent, with the payment of a bill for work upon a store of which she was lessee and occupant; brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County. The following facts were found by a committee.
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Bill in equity to charge the separate property of the respondent Leonora Thorman, the wife of the other respondent, with the payment of a bill for work upon a store of which she was lessee and occupant; brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County. The following facts were found by a committee. On the first day of August, 1868, and for a long time previous thereto, Philip Thorman and Leonora Thorman the respondents, who were husband and wife, were doing business under the name of L. Thorman. She had properly in her own right; he was at the time and has remained a bankrupt. In doing…
1Opinion of the CourtPark, J.
We think there is no error in the judgment complained of, except in the form of the decree passed by the court.
The law is well settled in this state, that a married woman may contract debts, and, where such is her intention, may render her separate property liable in equity for the payment. 2 Swift Dig., 141; Reeve’s Dom. Rel., 260; Donalds v. Plumb, 8 Conn., 447; Imlay v. Huntington, 20 id., 146; Leavitt v. Beirne, 21 id., 1.
It appears clearly from the record in this case that Leonora Thorman, one of the respondents, contracted this debt, and intended to charge and did charge her separate…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Donalds v. PlumbSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1831
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