Morrison v. Pridham
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. E. H. Field, Judge. The contract of a married woman, domiciled in Missouri, made in 1887, is void. “A married woman is wholly unable to make any contract which will bind her personally, or create against her a personal debt or •obligation.” Bachman v. Leiois, 27 Mo. App. 81; Hemel/reich v. Carlos, 24 Mo. App. 265; Alexander v. Lynch, 80 Mo. 341; Saulsbury v. Corwin, 40 Mo.
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Appeal from the Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. E. H. Field, Judge. The contract of a married woman, domiciled in Missouri, made in 1887, is void. “A married woman is wholly unable to make any contract which will bind her personally, or create against her a personal debt or •obligation.” Bachman v. Leiois, 27 Mo. App. 81; Hemel/reich v. Carlos, 24 Mo. App. 265; Alexander v. Lynch, 80 Mo. 341; Saulsbury v. Corwin, 40 Mo. App. 373. “Prior to 1889, she might bind her separate ■estate, and as to such was femme sole.” Brown v. Bowen, 90 Mo. 184; Rosenheim v. Hartsock, 90 Mo„ 357; Hoskinson v.…
1Opinion of the CourtEllison, J.
— This is an ordinary legal action on an account for goods sold and delivered to defendant, in the state of New York, in the year 1887. There was a judgment for plaintiff for a large portion of the-account and defendant appeals. .
At the time the goods are alleged to have been, sold to this defendant, she was a married woman and as such she was not legally capable of entering into the-contract for the purchase of the goods in question. In order to avoid this well recognized law of this state, plaintiff alleged, and sought to prove, that the goods-*519were sold and delivered in the state of New…
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