Sanford v. Atwood
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Replevin for a horse attached as the property of the plaintiff in his individual capacity; brought by the plaintiff as trustee tor his wife; reserved, by the Superior Court, on facts found by a committee, for the advice of this court. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtCarpenter, J.
The plaintiff claims title to the property in question as trustee for his wife. It was attached as his property in a suit against him. The plaintiff replevied it; and the question is, whether he owned the property as trustee or in his own right.
The plaintiff was married in 1861. His wife had about ©5,000 in money, and shortly before marriage it was verbally agreed that she should after marriage retain the management and control of her property and be entitled to its use and proceeds., In 1864 she bought with this money a farm, taking the deed to herself in the common form, and hot as her sole…
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