Commonwealth v. Davis

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Commonwealth v. Davis

63 Mass. 283

CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

DecidedMarch 15, 1852

StatusPublished

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Commonwealth v. Davis, 63 Mass. 283 (Mass. 1852).

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Opinion

By the Court.

We see nothing in the circumstances mentioned in the bill of exceptions to take this case out of the common rule, that money held by a married woman, for the support of herself and children, is, in contemplation of law, the property of the husband, and must so be averred, when, in pleading, an averment of property is necessary. Commonwealth v. Manley, 12 Pick. 173.

Exceptions sustained.

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By the Court.

We see nothing in the circumstances mentioned in the bill of exceptions to take this case out of the common rule, that money held by a married woman, for the support of herself and children, is, in contemplation of law, the property of the husband, and must so be averred, when, in pleading, an averment of property is necessary. Commonwealth v. Manley, 12 Pick. 173.

Exceptions sustained.

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63 Mass. 283, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/commonwealth-v-davis-mass-1852.