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· 5/23/1911

Gillan v. West

Citations

  • 232 Pa. 74
  • 81 A. 128
  • 1911 Pa. LEXIS 677

Syllabus

<p>Husband and wife — Actions—Promissory note.</p> <p>1. A wife cannot bring suit upon a promissory note against her husband during coverture.</p> <p>2. In an action by the administrator of a married woman against the husband of the deceased on a promissory note, it is proper to exclude the period of the wife’s coverture in ascertaining the time at which the presumption of payment upon the note arose.</p>

Judges: Brown, Fell, Mestrezat, Potter, Stewart

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