Bernhart v. Peebles

The question here presented is whether or not the husband may join in one action under Section 4226 C.G.L., a claim for damages to his property with his wife’s action for damages for her personal injuries. In the case of Walker v. Smith, 119 Fla. 430, 161 So. 551, we held that the husband could not recover damages to his property in the same action with his wife where she sought to recover damages for personal injuries sustained. Justice BROWN filed a dissenting opinion on the controverted point.

The case of Mansfield v. King, 142 Fla. 650, 195 So. 700, involved the identical question and we…