Telegram-herald., 1888-07-29
SHE IS NOT LIABLE
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recent dcclklo0 al thx supreme Court
has oTestse considerable ssik ia financial
circles Ia the city. and a. i is oi interest
b both thoss WGe barro~ ana those ne
lend money. we take "a that nearly every
reader Of lhs TKlssKkN-llfkAAn w4li be
glad 10 know az about the case la Jane
lsso. D. A. Anabefe loan 81 MIS-. Ella q.
feiros 81 200 On noge aligned ~ heI and
endorsed by her husband. lie ,rano fsiros.
a. surety. TIE note wss given lor I've
years vita interest anc the inieres va
psla anti just before tas mole was oas.
when Ar. feince failed. Aud M Alabcrg
brought sut IN behalf of his widowed
sister, Ars- lsks Feohhei uleF. sh0ss money
lac bad loaned a. agent 20 recover ID. Tie
ease was iried IA January last before Judes
Montgomery IA the C.feulI Court with
Smiley s. hsFie a. attorneys Tor plsinud and
John 9. fii40erald ss defendants attorney.
Both Mt. and Nn. feifoe were sued.
The case ended IN judgment for The
| plsinur and the matter Wsss up TO
Lansing when IN Nav the suprsms CoGn
| took II up and decidsd that unaer the isws
1 OF Michigan q married woman could not
| be held Responsible sor such loan u il wss
| not made personally 60 hsf aha for her
| personal benefit The e., ,ldenos lu the lower
o0nrt shows that NJ rsircs approached
| Ar. Anibsrg and ssseo for a iOsn of lhs
| money 10 himself uteIng his Nlies eu-
| dorsemeni Ter security. An. Amhsfg replied
that be could not iosn iim the money.
| bat that Il bis vile wanted 10 effect
such loan and give her personal note he
| would enquire into her liability and would
| then let him have The money. accepting
| him as an eDoofser oi hls wifes note.
| Some days after This NJ felFoe came "a
| Ar. Amberg with e note sieneo by nss wife
| and endorsed hy himself ss surely. The
| evidence showed that hr. Amberc made
/ check payable 70 be order " h.is q.
| Pelroe. indeed. both defendants admit n
| ia their testimony. but they sci up Ia De
| tense that the money did not 30 to The
personal bene1g OF Mrs.. Pslrcs
| The crosse-Haminstl0u ~ kr. feiros
| showed that nearly the entire 8 29l vent
| Tor the payment Of household espcuses
| medical attendanoe. bills al various stores
| keeping OF horses, etc. and YET The supreme
| Court decides shat lnsSmuch as the loar
| was not made 6iIectly<o Mrs Feircs aud 10
her own personal beDtbi--in other words
her husband paid out the money and no
| the lsdy-she is Dot responsible. Tbef
! Was. Of course. much nchune 10 the courtt
lsdy's father. r. q. Matthews 8 witness h
the case. advised hsf that she wAs not lab
| and therefore that the note need not bt pslc
Mr.. Amberg accordiugiy iosi the ! -
| that he had loaned for bis sister and thf
costs in both courts were assessed % him
| Following Is The decision OF the supreme
| Court entire
| sVrHENr Corkr or MICHIGAN
IsKf FEcnnuNEn
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ELIt G. pEncr. ~ a.
FlIeo May 2s isss
Campbell. J.. delivered ths op.uiou q q
Tqsintln sued cefepdsni msrrioc woman O.
| note 81 q -. pufportinf to be signed ~ O.
| fcpdsnt and by her husband. lc5rsua lcifct.
| surety. Defendant claims shs never made fh
| note on her scoouut bm thai Wa gwen iof
/ debt OF Der husband
| one Amherg, pltinufs scent, spfled iot
| Letsrsnd peircc. defendants husband f0f q iof
OF s.ssl' who ofnrec = g.ve ms opn noie- va
| not DO this bot would make ipaf to defends
| with her husband - security 1hat thf huthen
| broue hi Tho note Ia question sgned % acscfihs
| and AmDefR gave him cheei fo defender
| order which paid 1n htf eIdursf inert. u b.
| is Ell that pleiutin shovel. tendiu. a. prove a.
| dealing viii defendant
| Her testimony and THAT of bef husband show
| she bad 10 tuowieaEe that fhs ioar waf un -
| ene's account bat Ter tflsIands sno fhsf e
| never authorized hlW to nct un her tehaf la b.
| rowing moucv
Tie Coari allowed ths irr, from the trsiino
| e. find tlsi the loan Nas hl her suihori, sno
Ne thint ihrre Wa nothing a. r., to fhsn
| fFslUet dCfeB1aat lf3t toe 'ss n i'fis -tfff
| 8 married woman can male uo nb'irafiou exc
| on account 81 bef own property and fbaf eus
| set King 20 hold her mus ulHAf aiH su af8rIref
case. q - also we.l Al e. isei thcrs rsn he
| presumption a. alaud authority IT, rcf
| bis vito. and fhsl person seeking ~ bold
| for scit done rarisf shoN H5fliiAfIfsly fH sifhs
| ity 70 bind her ZEE y ilar1 "a ksgoeu. q NJ
4 IrI I...I.
rison " Berry a. Mich $50 Hanes 90 Brons
| q Nich. 80. kenton Infurnucs ConpsDy -
| C3ellsn g. Nrh 1t4
one Of lie prlndlrls considerations iu tar
| tie powers ~ maffiei women 1fs TfuI1oi fhs
irom teibg bound b' The setion of ileif hfnfao
| ~ vel - hy their osa uDadri-fd - nfi. anc
any presaIsgfiou eolao bf allowed aesinsi iiff
| on tbs ktsteulf1t ~ fnranci ~ tfeH NaHDent
tn isH would b. useltss
| ln the present co. assuming he fsrfs a. 30
stated ~ NJ Amber. te was fsil, advised ~
Hr psifce Hanisd tii morff or his own ls1f
sfo no. aif VT p nf proposition 70 inekf ~
| loan ~ her vas tufffF oNii proposition af
f0f the msniiesl pIfps e. pl evasion. a. uiefe
| INJURY ~ Der aH1 80 frf easaefiel tfaf 81
| wanted or would van 49, losn Tic sieuinff
| . neff ~ msffie6 sofsso fr~ffef uo lresafnl
| uon of consideration, tfa q nlHsi - pf0fef
| bfe1 noif iusee ny aIf ore eisf noniIsii,
tlrefs. ~orio no' Sls1f ~ psfff Knowing thf
facts from belng hrd a. Hspess iite iffis relstar
ship. hoth.ns gi H.tsF cifFclf heraer
| AubefF ead arirrislt of = insr 81 fhr lefie
| uuderssosd - nr ffrkonrI if,en fau ~ an
| consideration fsf hof fef.1ns IssnfT Her
| there q a. entire fffuee nf fassirna1f - prove
| s5cb inau rrf thf srif fFf0frre or 80 stIf
| eef iE thof shf rn' Hfns loI8 ~ rDr farf
| purpose Tie note va msof fn6 delivered ~
l Auberg before ems ranfirE ~ fhrft va L. ser r.
| eng on. The eieft wsf dsiIfefs fc tiff hfs
| hand wlfhoH be- sniftri'f sn1 tap iarf frs' A.
| wss maze a5sfNe So nff afdGf when ttts
delivered NO. fi1uil reff and efftolili,.c
/ r. 20 proof 81 icer A. rrf in fHf sfFtiioe ri
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| ssrnrflens arnfnsf heI NsIiref rgUld fnfg disfe
| esrd her uneoasffaffitca 90 ini9uT
4 If there led been guF tfDmonf IN TO
| sho-.fur fhst sif fhe - ngrruHef Ibe ceas
| mislr hsvt 5eof property irii fr fhe iurf undrf
| s,gitefe hsfref Btf kneff reiDE ~ fficl fesfi
| snorr rerdr .hofif raeH teeil directed Ia ref
| fr~of 1fe iudTfneW ~ nffrEaeDi EIs =
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