McNeil v. Williams

Citations

• 64 Fla. 97

Syllabus

<p>1. Under the statute the property of the wife remains in the care and custody of the husband, and ordinarily the husband may recover in replevin the wife’s personal property unlawfully detained from his custody; and the title of the wife may be shown under the plea of not guilty.</p> <p>2. The statute providing that the husband and wife shall join in all sales, transfers and conveyances of the wife’s property does not expressly state how or in what manner or form the husband and wife “shall join” in sales and transfers of the wife’s personal property; and such sales and transfers may be accomplished in any appropriate and legal way.</p>