Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-07
AID STILL THEY COMPLAIN.
KANSAS WIVES ARE MARRIED MEN.
AS To PROPERTY RIGHTS.
Court of Appeals Declares Missouri
Women Have More Control Over
Thei Own Property Than
Their Husbands Have,

So far as property rights are concerned, !:
Kansas wife is a married man. while ;
Missouri wife is the sole owner of propert.
held at her marriage or afterwards giver
10 her by any one other than her husband
The women of Kansas nave always beer
among the most insistent advocates o.
equal suffrage. while those of Missouri have
never worked themselves up TO as fervent
a pitch of enthusiasm as their Sunfiowe,
sisters. Why is this?
The court of appeals let the cat out OF
the bag yesterday when it handed down an
opinion declaring that Mrs. Amelia McLair,
Of cliillicothe. was entitled to the posses
sion of certain household goods bought with
her money. The court in the course of its
opinion declared that the property rights
OF a Kansas wife were merely those of a
married man. while the Missouri wife was
more carefully protected. The Kansas wife,
by consentinS to the use of her money by
her husband. loses control of her property.
while the Missouri husband cannot use his
piies money without her express consent.
Mrs. McLatn inherited a sum of money in
KANSAS. She and her husband removed 10
Missouri. and Mr.. McLain, with mis- wife's
consent. used her money in carving on "A
business. Their household effects and othei.
goods were seized for debts contracted by
her husband. She replevined them on the
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they, belonged to her. The trial court de-
Cided against her. holding that the Missouri
law applied, and her assent having been
band. the goods belonged to him and could
be seized for debt.
The court of appeals reversed the decis-
ION, holding that the Kansas law governed
the ownership of the goods. Her rights
were those simply of a married man.. She
had given her consent to the use Of her
money by her husband, and he became her
debtor to that extent, The court held her
entitled to recover the goods seized for
debts contracted by her husband.
Other Cases Decided.
Seth Macy was convicted in the Grundy
county court for obstructing a public road.
Thu court Of appeals remanded the case,
and Macy was again convicted. He APP
terday decided against him the second time.
"A hog belonging to John w. White. of
Bone Rsnsss COUNTY g. Tsxa was ,ssi killed Sub by vas a M hEaeur
for damages before a Justice of the peace
in the township adjoining that in which the
feTent counties. The trial judge. on appeal.
declared the justice had no jurisdiction. and
n, the court Tr. Of sta APPEALS liv sustained ,ha edit the !, ee ont t m
an adjoining township; but it must be in
the same county. The hog was worth origi-
nally just Sc. but has cost several thousand
The following were the opinions rem
BY PRESIDING JUDGE SMITH.
pany, respondent, VS.. D. NJ. Goodrich, APP
pellant; Jackson county: affirmed.
BY JUDGE ELLISON.
1876. State of Missouri, respondent, VS..
Seth Macy. appellant: Grundy county: af-
irmed.
47O4. st. Joseph schoo board ex rel John
Donovan, Jr., appellant, VS.. George c.. Hull
ct al, respondents: Buchanan county: af-
tirmed.
4723. In the matter of the assignment of
Gregg, Fell & Wolfe, E. A. Seely, as
signee; Livingston county: affirmed.
472S. Amelia McLain. appellant, VS.. John
H. Abshire and George Milbank. respond
ents: Livingston county; reversed and re-
manded.
BY JUDGE GILL.
1858. Johnson-Brinkman Commission
Company, respondent. VS.. Missouri Pacific
Railway Company; Jackson county; af-
frmed.
4ss7. J. H: Mapes. appellant. vs.. Stephen
j.. Burns. defendant, and II. S. Piggott,
interpleader; Clinton county; affirmed.
ALI. Hugh NJ. Johnson. appellant. VS..
John H. johnson. executor, respondent:
Davies county; reversed and remanded.
S735. John w. White. appellant. VS.. Mis-
souri,. Kansas & Texas Railway Company;
Boone county; affirmed.
PER CURTAIN.
1856. Crosby Roller Mill Company. ap-
pellant. VS.. Stephen J. Burns. defendant.
and Ayr Lawn Company. interpleader and
respondent: Clinton county: affirmed.
The court Of appeals will be in session
all this week. |