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· 7/1/1861

Lawrence v. Spear

Citations

  • 17 Cal. 421

Syllabus

<p>Where a husband abandons his wife, leaving her to her labor for a support, and she obtains such articles as furniture by her own contracts and earnings, he must be held to assent to her disposition of the property, if her necessities or convenience require it. He permits her to act as a femme sole in acquiring such property.</p>

Judges: Baldwin

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