Commonwealth v. Davis

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Commonwealth v. Davis, 63 Mass. 283 (Mass. 1852)

Commonwealth v. Davis

Opinion of the Court

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.

Reference

Full Case Name
Commonwealth v. William H. Davis
Status
Published