Cullers v. James
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Grayson. Tried below before the Hon. Richard Maltbie. On June 26, 1882, Cullers & Henry filed in the district court of Grayson county, their petition against A. P. James, claiming an indebtedness against him on account for goods sold and delivered in the sum of $2,822.87, and on the same day sued out a writ of attachment against the property of James, alleging as ground of attachment, that James was about to convert his property into money, for the purpose of…
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Appeal from Grayson. Tried below before the Hon. Richard Maltbie. On June 26, 1882, Cullers & Henry filed in the district court of Grayson county, their petition against A. P. James, claiming an indebtedness against him on account for goods sold and delivered in the sum of $2,822.87, and on the same day sued out a writ of attachment against the property of James, alleging as ground of attachment, that James was about to convert his property into money, for the purpose of placing it beyond the reach of his creditors. The attachment was, on June 27, 1882, levied upon certain property of James,…
1Opinion of the Court
Robertson, Associate Justice.
At common law the civil as well as the natural death of the husband restored to the wife her rights and powers as a feme sole, if she was thus deprived of the benefits of marriage. Wheat. Selw., title Baron and Fem.
In Texas, practically, the protection and the disability of marriage have been linked together, and the wife when deprived of the one has been released from the other. Egell v. Dodson, 60 Tex., 331, and cases cited.
Humanity requires that when thrown, upon her own resources by the abandonment of her husband or by his lunacy or imbecility, she shall be…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Ezell v. DodsonTexas Supreme Court · 1883
- Houston & Great Northern R. R. v. WinterTexas Supreme Court · 1876
- Robertson v. CorsettMichigan Supreme Court · 1878
- Adams v. LeeMichigan Supreme Court · 1875
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