Treusdell v. O'Donnell
Citations
- 1 Monag. 495
- 1889 Pa. LEXIS 1262
Syllabus
<p>A married woman who has complied with the requirements of the Act of April 3,1872, in regard to separate earnings, may borrow money upon her own credit, and goods purchased with the money borrowed upon such credit are not liable to be seized for her husband’s debts.</p> <p>Query, whether, where there is no positive evidence that a married woman borrowed money upon the credit of her separate estate, it is proper to permit the jury to find that it was furnished upon such credit,where the evidence was that she gave a judgment note with waiver of exemption and was possessed of household furniture, but no evidence was given as to its value.</p>
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