The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-11-17
mrH uI.iJUIT GOCKr
HUSBAND AND F
3ntere>ting Decision BY Judge Blake,
V the Fifth Circuit COwr.

Wv Ntsr Il judicial District Count ut
As>u"., III M &. The FIJI b Circuit ,.al.rt
Of A...-.!s
J"As. w. Is AXE. the u,gan II The
eo:rt. after dwelling upon The la, t
1h- Cast. "n IL" i,urnrtamt .u.> ,"n ti
Ayi'lrn e ,ai--d h.ht y. { .li"w
W.. III "rsri ~ h. ,,Iain:itf It, ~ e
&art -: - Il. ,--,,'n ny Ivy +;
R.,iif. III h . "..d mnh asrn. Il u.
&eh ttftt. III Il. reason t ~, as husband
HI se~ti.""ay Is ~H">O",'eiy mai. IL.
cana. s*'". in .I".ati -. 1T n pr,'hi 'I,ny
law .na e.h.,.d ton tn II ,.aso,, IL en
1iie,y -a8..:.na..'i from III. record
Aet.r. 213l t226O) 1t he C,vi: code
0ecfa". Ia .,usbAn caul"t t- .
w~..-~>f, " .g.i,~t H. wife. "" III.
Nit l." 3" sssunt: h-' husband" I'll
w ~. ~, ,,I.,..h t. ~ \. CAS-;
n .6.6 III -, az : "a "A 4Ol ; 10
u l2J3 ~ &c ~ II. Dire HtinS
<hi> ..~ !. es.M,. aud as having
o.. .'t"aa-'t y motives Of public
p"rt.., 80 - ,uh We have hs.~n
4" i ..., III ~ Xxx. ~" distinction
u ~ %r..ti"s III t..". al The husband
w., >tIh ~, E.t.> Wiitca arose Uui 1T
n.N-st - /" it's VIII" bat Il, III.
0;i.m :I.". .,At ,si- tu,- does Hnt III
c''.str thr si.c atl,l"i> 1T the h,>bnnd
VII II .rtl4. a. AZ n, 1T as wife. wh.rh
Wa, ties, II =; y an 'h-r WitntS - than
Shr h,.,, 1t, l.'t cats iht .,:ain>t
Oh" " t.. {. -. Wa .r."n Ev, l2i4
8.u,t, 'on.At, :. Field. II e..
~ Is i-c>s. ~ a..t 70 l., 2lO
l - ..:,', -. .n.. that ~ III sim
pie e..l...., h.-D,nd AMI wife
nett r:.n = Va, $. for or a.aiu-t
She - II. ',;t- il .nI prohibition Of
th- Cnl-. a.'.t tItI.t ,.tfrc; do we lc
<O1llz. thu lasu:at.,i u III. thu 4.
tles To watch ". H., e nel r.. ~
out The question: whit.. ais III ,hir
ease - .i.-. .hu -. h.bitiOu apply
~n-'" Il ui.'ln ! riga relationship Is
shlw u I" e>,>. nrlW-,u husband au.I
wi, -'',l, to III Il re. as that al p,iI
cll'.,, "hai gent. as l. h:c case he.e!
~ WI b i'~sCrittd that the /. "a. re-
Sat,"n>h'' .t III il, ~h md t"wan hi
vile may ur .ii.', me ',i. natal ".n1
th- "'llr' G,i". la, '> ~ thu &: =, with
Jaws ,.ec' Ia. " aud governing .arh
dl -ti"ct relation -h,u ; aud i, iu.;iuw.
th IT i Is "isy wh.n III. h Instant ACES
~ - Nfh' w w. utIO vi SUJu &c
cation hips ..nt with etc, e.ce to the
law E".-ln,.g he samr that hi acts
be. O.ne .tga. .'n.t bIndlmg u" hts wife
ANA u i Ia ~et.iny wt,h tni> principle
Shat We i,d The application 1T TIL al
xho.ity in II L.. 245 aud which hA. its
s"uic' - III law Oi az nry, VIII nc it
was held : That The decorations Ut the
defrniaut'e h .snand, >.p",Ate.. in p,o
perry, bat acting a. ile' agent. made in
eesa'i"n to The manag~m~nt If her af
fairs Is admissible "a evidence against
bet"
1t will not be denied that the wife
wha mas c",trol of her parai,h .r"al ptu
peity. Or VIII" Is separated III proper
~ tom her husband, can appoint an
sg ut I" manage h-r affairs; and it
Will also be conceded that >he eau con .
ft' this appointment on hes husband it
laws which prevents, her dong sand
that the acts Of her agent, bc he IL
%stiauSer 81 her husband. are alike hind
lug Oh Iet-tilat mis- e toiati"n>h,p
Created W spOn~-S i governed
BY the Jaw 1T agency, and that the law
m"k-s no dl>tlnctiOn, exception Or re-
servati"n win .t-ver when this aulh0ri
ty /. cOlfe., ed on .lle husband. J
Wcc,u conr-Ivr ut nat .Oind reason
IL Jaw or ,"s'c. why the husband, ~
Che di-cb 't.,. If ill- duties IL agent and
aching within tue scope Of HIS auiiori-
~, sfOaid ne prevented from testify
tug, t,-cna~~ of the fact Of hciny also
husband l- j. dis. aalii. Il under III. pro
h'blt" y c!au~- 1T article 225l (226J) If
che Code.
To hold the husband t. the inhibition
c"ntaIued i'll sad article may not M.
frequently wMk great wrong and hard
ship /" tie Wife. Accu ding To the uoc
crime i" II La., his dec,nsaticns as
ag"nt te-t,t' Il Ia Ivy IL third party must
remain binding ou his WIFE. without
any p'ssibi.ity %! escape. since che is
prevented from availin, herself If tho
owOrn stat-m.nt If this sa,n1 agent to
rcuat q: contradict the same. brcan> - Of
their III ARIA 3. 70 ,ati1nilp. hi> lips b..
snS cio-et Ivy the Inhibition referred to,
AuMl this viii he thu inevitable Result
eh""ld :he doctrine h. laid down, that
no pos>ill.' cl:alse i" The legal relation
ah,p Uetw an h ,~i,lud nd wife will .iu
away with he ;nh:b,tOry clause in the
article Of H.. Cut- referred to.
Besides, it must be borne in mind
that si"ce he decision IL IL La, the
r"i-. 1T evidence hav, been enlarged
BY amendment Of article 223O, I'D That
tia, WIFE l"insai in the same suit with
husband Is now Il competent wit
nrss liz brh If ut he, separate interest
and it wnaid seem logical {" hold that,
rs ,ega,.l- that separate interest. what
che can do dnectiy she can do indirect
y ahJ Dr. heard through her agent.