Hannum v. Pownall

Citations

• 182 Pa. 587
• 38 A. 470
• 1897 Pa. LEXIS 845

Syllabus

<p>Husband and wife — Sheriff's interpleader — Evidence—Burden of proof.</p> <p>In a sheriff’s interpleader where the wife of the defendant in the execution claims the goods which are in the apparent possession of the husband, and alleges the husband’s possession to have been that of her agent or employee, the law will not presume the existence of her separate estate, but she must prove her title by evidence which does not admit of a reasonable doubt.</p> <p>Husband and wife — Evidence—Growing crops — Title to farm,.</p> <p>On a sheriff’s interpleader to determine the ownership of growing crops claimed by the wife of the defendant in the execution, and levied upon while in the apparent possession of the husband, the mere production of a deed to the wife for the farm upon which the crops were growing does ■ not establish conclusively her title to the crops, so as to prevent the creditor from inquiring of her whether she had a separate estate, and had herself furnished the purchase money of the farm.</p>