Hodges v. . Hill
Cases that cite this one
7 later published cases cite this decision.
- Lancaster v. . Lancaster (N.C. 1919)
- Scott-Sparger Co. v. Ferguson (N.C. 1910)
- Harvey v. Johnson (N.C. 1903)
- Beville v. . Cox (N.C. 1891)
- Darden v. Neuse & Trent River Steamboat Co. (N.C. 1890)
- Beville v. . Cox (N.C. 1890)
- Bevill v. Cox (N.C. 1890)
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Opinion of the Court
The only question' presented is whether a Justice of the Peace has jurisdiction of an action against a married woman'to recover a debt contracted prior-, to her marriage. This is not an open question. It has -been held *131 that he has. Neville v. Pope, 95 N. C., 346. The Code, §1823, expressly provides that the liability’of & feme sole “shall not be altered or impaired” by her marriage. Dougherty v. Sprinkle, 88 N. C., 300, which holds that a Justice of the Peace has not jurisdiction of an action against a married woman, applies only to liabilities incurred by her while a feme covert, and not even to them in cases where she is a free trader, or the proceeding is to enforce a laborer’s lien. The Code, §§1790, 1828, 1831 and 1832; Smaw v. Cohen, 95 N. C., 85.
Error.
Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.