Assman v. Assman
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. W. B. Homer, Judge. (1) After the passage of the Marriage Woman’s Act, the husband and wife had the right to contract with and deal at arm’s length with each other.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. W. B. Homer, Judge. (1) After the passage of the Marriage Woman’s Act, the husband and wife had the right to contract with and deal at arm’s length with each other. Rice Stix & Company v. Sally, 176 Mo. 107. Under section 8304, R. S. 1909, a married woman is deemed a femme sole so far as to enable her to carry on and transact business on her own account, to contract and be contracted with, etc., hence she may contract or transact business with her husband with the same freedom as any other individual. Rice Stix & Co. v. Sally, 176 Mo. 107; 0…
1Opinion of the Court
NORTONI, J. —
This is a suit to recover the amount expended for the care, keep and education of defendant’s minor son. At the conclusion of the evidence the court directed a verdict for défendant and plaintiff prosecutes the appeal.
The parties are husband and wife. It appears they were married August 14, 1890, and separated May 15, 1900. They resided as husband and wife in St. Louis, Missouri, prior to their separation. It does not appear what occasioned the separation, but at any rate plaintiff removed to the State of New York, May 27, 1901, where she has since resided. At that time the minor…
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