Case Name: HARRIS v. GATES
Court: Michigan Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Michigan
Decision Date: 1899-09-12
Citations: 121 Mich. 163
Docket Number: 
Parties: HARRIS v. GATES.
Judges: 
Reporter: Michigan Reports
Volume: 121
Pages: 163–163

Head Matter:
HARRIS v. GATES.
Married Women — Promissory Notes — Consideration.
A note executed by a married woman for the surrender of a note of the same amount against her husband, and to prevent the payee therein from attempting to collect the same by attacking a transfer to her by her husband of all his property on the claim that such transfer was voluntary and in fraud pf creditors, is supported by a sufficient consideration to. make it binding on her separate estate. Whelpley v. Stoughton, 112 Mich. 594, followed.
Error to Shiawassee; Smith, J.
Submitted June 9, 1899.
Decided September 12, 1899.
Assumpsit by Isabelle Harris against Helen M. Gates on a promissory note. From a judgment for defendant on.verdict directed by the court, plaintiff brings error.
Beversed.
Almond G. Shepard and Edwin H. Lyon, for appellant.
Selden S. Miner, for appellee.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
Suit upon a promissory note executed by a wife. This case is ruled by Whelpley v. Stoughton, 112 Mich. 594. Any statement of facts or law is unnecessary.
Judgment reversed, and new trial ordered.