Mallett v. Parham

Citations

• 52 Miss. 921

Syllabus

<p>1. Markied Woman: Separate estate. Personal judgment.</p> <p>The wife was incapable, at common law, of making any binding contract, but it is changed by the Code of 1857. She may contract for supplies for her plantation. This liberty of contracting pertains to the thing contracted about, and does not extend to her person. The enforcement of her contract is in the nature of a proceeding in rem, and no general judgment should be rendered.</p>