Carothers v. McNese

Citations

• 43 Tex. 221

Syllabus

<p>1. Husband and wife—Parties.—The husband is a necessary party defendant in an action upon a contract signed by the wife.</p> <p>2. Absence of husband.—“Long and necessary absence from the State, in the Confederate army,” does not, of itself, necessarily authorize the wife, in such absence, to bind the community property or her separate estate for the purchase of land.</p>