Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, 1833

Goddard v. Johnson

Goddard v. Johnson
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Decided October 15, 1833
31 Mass. 352

Goddard v. Johnson

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

It is exceedingly clear, that this was a vested legacy.

We think the husband might have sued alone, had the wife been still living, and consequently that this action may be sustained. It is a well settled principle, that a chose in action accruing to husband and wife during the coverture, vests absolutely in the husband.

Defendant defaulted.

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