Mauzy v. Mauzy

Citations

• 79 Va. 537
• 1884 Va. LEXIS 109

Syllabus

<p>1. Married Women—Separate Estate—Jus disponendi.—It is settled law in Virginia that a married woman may alien or charge her separate estate unless the instrument creating it expressly or impliedly denies or limits her power so to do. Bain v. Buff, 76 Va. 371.</p> <p>2. Deeds—Construction—Motive.—In a conveyance the words in the habendum, “for the sole and separate use and benefit of the wife and her children forever,” do not give any estate to the children, but indicate the motive for the gift to the mother. Bain v. Buff, supra.</p>