Swan v. Wilkinson

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Swan v. Wilkinson

14 Mass. 295

CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

DecidedSeptember 15, 1817

StatusPublished

Cited by2 cases

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Swan v. Wilkinson, 14 Mass. 295 (Mass. 1817).

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Per Curiam.

We know no distinction, as to the question in this case, between a feme sole commencing an action in her own right, or as executrix or administratrix. Her marriage pending the suit abates it in either case. The plaintiff’s rights remain to her, but her husband must join her in an action in which she would vindicate those rights.

JDefendant’s plea good,

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Per Curiam.

We know no distinction, as to the question in this case, between a feme sole commencing an action in her own right, or as executrix or administratrix. Her marriage pending the suit abates it in either case. The plaintiff’s rights remain to her, but her husband must join her in an action in which she would vindicate those rights.

JDefendant’s plea good,

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