Commonwealth v. Abbott
Commonwealth v. Abbott
Opinion of the Court
This case comes before us upon exceptions to the entry of judgment upon a recognizance given in a criminal case in the Superior Court. The facts upon which it is contended that the recognizance is void are, first, that one of the defendants is a married woman, and owns real estate in which her husband has an initiate right of curtesy, and that he did not consent to her making the contract; and, secondly, that a recognizance substantially similar in all respects had been entered into by the parties before the police court, and that the Superior Court had no right to require the one in suit.
Both grounds are insufficient. The first contention is disposed of by the statute as to married women. Pub. Sts. c. 147,
Some suggestion of variance was made in the answers, but it is enough to say that this was waived in the Superior Court.
Exceptions overruled.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Commonwealth v. Ellen M. Abbott & another
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