Worthington v. Cooke
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Baltimore City Court. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. The appellees were the defendants below and demurred to the plaintiff’s declaration. The Court below, (Carey, J.,) sustained the demurrer, and the plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtAlvey, J.
This is an action brought on a separate covenant of a married woman, contained in a lease, against the lessee and her husband jointly. The covenant is to pay a certain annual rent for the premises, and all taxes thereon; and the breach alleged is the non-payment of rent accrued due, and certain taxes that have been assessed.
The defendants demurred to the declaration; and the grounds of the demurrer are, according to the contention of the defendants, 1st, that a married woman is not suable at law upon breach of a covenant made during coverture; and, 2nd, that if the action he maintainable…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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