Hodges v. Darden Bros.

Citations

• 51 Miss. 199

Syllabus

<p>1. Married Women: Statute of limitations-. Sec. 2157, Code 1871.</p> <p>■ A married woman owning separate estate has capacity to make certain contracts, and as to such is not under disability, and may be sued for their enforcement. Section 2157 of Code of 1871 embraces within its provisions “ all personsthere is.no saving in favor of married women.</p> <p>2. Same: See. 2156, Code of 1871.</p> <p>This section protects the [rights of married women as plaintiffs, if at the time the right accrued the disability existed; but there is no saving in behalf of a creditor of a married woman on account of her disability of coverture, and there is no power in the courts to make one.</p>