Joiner v. Firemen's Ins.

HAYES, District Judge.

The defendants deny liability under fire insurance policies on the dwelling because the insured was not the sole and unconditional owner in fee, for that an interest in the property was purportedly conveyed to Mm by a married woman without the joinder of her husband in the body of the deed. Questions as to validity of deeds are determined by the laws of the. state where the land lies. Haas v. Rendleman (C. C. A. 4th) 62 F.(2d) 701.

The Constitution of North Carolina, art. 10, § 6) provides that the wife may convey her realty “with the written assent of her husband * * *…