Morton v. Copeland
Morton v. Copeland
Opinion of the Court
The plaintiff brings this suit in his own name on a .promissory n.ote drawn payable to his wife or bearer, and which was
On the other hand, it is held that this is not a real action, and that by article 107 of the Code of Practice the plaintiff in this case has the right to sue for the debt due the wife.
We think the ground assumed by the plaintiff correct. Tlie fact that the husband brought tbe suit would seem to imply that he was administering the wife’s paraphernal property.
The defendant sets up defect in the title to the land forming the consideration of the note sued upon, yet he does not allege in his answer, or show by testimony, that he has ever been threatened with eviction or that he has ever been disturbed in his possession. He states in his own testimony, on cross-examination, that no one has brought suit against Mm for the property.
The judgment of the lower court was in favor of the plaintiff, and we see no reason to alter it.
It is therefore ordered that the judgment of the district court be affirmed with costs.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- John C. Morton v. James G. Copeland
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- Published