Estate of Meyer

California Superior Court, San Francisco County

Estate of Meyer

1 Myrick 178

Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco·Decided May 15, 1878·No. No. 6953·Published

Opinion

The wife is and has been for years an inmate of an insane ayslum in England. She has a large estate as her separate estate; the husband also is wealthy. The husband has advanced money for her support, furnishing her with carriage, horses, nurses, and comforts and elegancies. He has a state[179]*179ment of moneys advanced, amounting to more than $2,000, and asks that the guardians be ordered to refund to him the amount out of her estate.

By the Court : It is the duty of the husband to maintain the wife, whether she be sane or insane; and while he has the ability so to do, resort cannot be had to her estate.

The application is denied.

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The wife is and has been for years an inmate of an insane ayslum in England. She has a large estate as her separate estate; the husband also is wealthy. The husband has advanced money for her support, furnishing her with carriage, horses, nurses, and comforts and elegancies. He has a state[179]*179ment of moneys advanced, amounting to more than $2,000, and asks that the guardians be ordered to refund to him the amount out of her estate.

By the Court : It is the duty of the husband to maintain the wife, whether she be sane or insane; and while he has the ability so to do, resort cannot be had to her estate.

The application is denied.

Estate of Meyer, 1 Myrick 178 (Cal. Super. Ct. 1878).

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