The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-29

abilities of homage, IL she marry after the
age of Island Immediately she comes into
possession and has control OF her property;
and IL before her marriage she mas mace
a WILL her marriage acts as revocation
thereof The law awards her further
right and gives her what is called dover,
that is a life estate in a certain portion OF
the lands of her husband, and the widow
may retain the dwelling free from rent
until this dover Is assigned, and the courts
are ever ready to favor her IN all reasonapie
reouests We cite a few cases to snow
how watchful the law is of her rights ana
how impossible 1t is for the husband by any
scheming between his relatives, hlIhseii aiio
his creditors to defeat his wifes property
rights. even her future rights OF homestead
and dover on the other hand, where the
wife knowingly comes to the financial aia
Of her husband securities in good 1alth
given by him to her cannot be oeIealeo "
any combination among his credltors' ~
the case of Giddings VS.. Bank declaeo iase
February in the supreme court OF IOWA. l.o
facts are briefly these. Giddings hau o.ie
time been cashier of the bank, and Whlie
acting as such loaned funds to nrm III
which he was interested. After ne re-
signed as cashier, the bank othciais pc
ing unable to collect these tunaS' oe-
nounced him as a defaulter and emDez-
zIer and nv these means obtained mort
qape on the Giddings homestead, theh
owned by his wife. In suit Afterwards
brought for that purpose by nuspaho aii'
wife Jointly, the court set aside the mort
gage, saying TINS: ifa
.sIVbereas the fears or affection. OF wlIe
are worked upon through threats made
against her husband, and she IS induced
thereby against her will, to convey her
property to secure his debt there Is duress
as to her, even though the debt was Vald'
and the threat was of lawful prosecution
for a crime that had in fault been commit
and IN n
Anril before the supreme court of Kansas,
the wife was induced to transfer ninety
six shares of bank stock, under threats Oh
legal proceedings against her huSpaiu' d
former director of the bank. Inc legd ou.-
come was the same as in the Iowa case l.
a the Uyife's contract entered into I'M
der such circumstances, does not bind her IN
the slightest degree. The case OF Bent
" VS.. Robinson, decided last July py the
supreme court of Michigan, shows even
more concusively how firmly the property
rights of the modern wife are buiwarkeo
on every side by the law of the land. The
facts were these: Bently had been secre-
tary of a lodge; while acting in that ca
pacty he had forged proofs of the death OF
several members, and thereby optalheu
money to the amount of several Thousand
dollars. On learning of the existence of
such forgeries and that the members alleged
to have died were then actually living, the
secretary of the supreme council submitted
the case to the prosecuting attorney, VINO
accompanied by the sheriff and the presi-
dent of the order visited the Bently resi-
dence for the purpose of placing the latter
in legal custody, and, incidentally, of get
ting collateral security covering the snort
age On that occasion Mrs. Benttly was
induced by the trio 1.-TWO of them being
sworn officers of the law), to mortgage her
home in order to atone for her husbands
delinquency. But, on bill afterwards filed
by her for that purpose the mortgage was
promptly set aside by the court without