Dennis v. Grove

Citations

• 4 Pa. Super. 480
• 1897 Pa. Super. LEXIS 149

Syllabus

<p>Married woman — Promissory note — Moral consideration.</p> <p>A married woman is liable if in fact a debt is hers, although it is contracted in the name of her husband.</p> <p>A married woman’s note given in payment of a debt contracted by her husband, but which she might legally have contracted herself, for materials bought for and used on her own farm is based on a sufficient consideration.</p> <p>Sale — Validity of, when violating act of June 28, 1879.</p> <p>Where goods offered for sale are required, by statute, on pain of a forfeiture or penalty, to be marked or branded in a certain way, the price thereof may be recovered, unless there is also an express prohibition as to the sale.</p> <p>Sales — Certificate of secretary of commonwealth — Condition precedent.</p> <p>As the certificate of the secretary of the commonwealth required by the Fertilizer Act of June 28, 1879, P. L. 180 is only obtainable at the end of each year and relates to the sales for that year, it cannot be deemed a prerequisite or condition precedent to doing business.</p>