Coffin v. Morrill
Superior Court of New Hampshire
Writ of entry. The demandant in proof of his title to the premises demanded, introduced evidence, that Ara Morrill, the husband of the tenant, died seised of the property ; his right to the same was sold by virtue of a license from the Court of Probate, and the demandant holds the title under that sale.
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Writ of entry. The demandant in proof of his title to the premises demanded, introduced evidence, that Ara Morrill, the husband of the tenant, died seised of the property ; his right to the same was sold by virtue of a license from the Court of Probate, and the demandant holds the title under that sale. The tenant then introduced deeds of the several parts of the premises from J. Sawyer, F. & F. Fisher, and the' Contoocook Manufacturing and Mechanics’ Company, who were shown to have had an earlier seizin than that of Ara Morrill to hers.elf. The evidence of both parties tended to show, that…
1Opinion of the CourtBell, J.
We look for the law of this State, in relation to the rights of husband and wife in the property of the wife, to the later decisions of our own Court, sustained as they have been by the spirit of our legislation. In Parsons v. Parsons, 9 N. H. Rep. 321, the law is thus laid down as to some interests of the *356wife: “.Neither a legacy to a wife, nor a distributive share in an estate in which she is interested, vests in the husband absolutely. They are classed with, and sometimes called her choses in action. If the husband reduce them to possession, as he may, they become absolutely his own, and…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Parsons v. ParsonsSuperior Court of New Hampshire · 1838
- Marston v. CarterSuperior Court of New Hampshire · 1841