In Re the Guardianship of Plowman

The sole issue involved in this appeal is whether the husband is obligated to account to. his wife during coverture for the rents and profits collected by him from real property owned by them as tenants by the entirety. The trial court held that he was not obligated to so account and we affirm for the reasons appearing herein.

Under the common law, where husband and wife are jointly seized of an estate in land, the husband during the marriage- acquires substantially the same rights and power of disposition of the estate thus held that he does in regard to the wife’s individual estate owned by…