Case Name: Ross and Wife against Winners
Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Decision Date: 1796-11
Citations: 6 N.J.L. 446
Docket Number: 
Parties: Ross and Wife against Winners.
Judges: 
Reporter: New Jersey Law Reports
Volume: 6
Pages: 446–446

Head Matter:
Ross and Wife against Winners.
ON CERTIORARI.
Evidence of the wife’s confessions, made subsequent to the marriage, of a debt due by her previous to the marriage, are inadmissible to charge the husband.
This action was brought against Boss and wife, on a contract made by the wife before- marriage. Among other testimony which went to the jury, it was proved, that the wife, subsequent to her marriage, had acknowledged the debt, or a part of it.
I. Williamson, for defendant,
contended, that the wife being a party, her confessions were good evidence.
A.- Ogden and M. Williamson, contra.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
The judgment is erroneoús and must be reversed, on the ground, that evidence was admitted to prove the confessions of the wife of a debt contracted previously to her marriage.
Judgment reversed.
See 6 Term Rep. 680; Phil. Evi. 64,