Case Name: Mary M. and A. B. Cox v. W. H. Chelf
Court: Kentucky Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Kentucky
Decision Date: 1877-10-30
Citations: 9 Ky. Op. 642
Docket Number: 
Parties: Mary M. and A. B. Cox v. W. H. Chelf.
Judges: 
Reporter: Kentucky Opinions, containing the unreported opinions of the Court of Appeals
Volume: 9
Pages: 642–642

Head Matter:
Mary M. and A. B. Cox v. W. H. Chelf.
Married Women — Conveyance of Real Estate.
The statutes empowering a married woman to convey by joining her husband in a deed give her the right to convey whether founded on a valuable consideration or not.
APPEAL PROM GREEN CIRCUIT COURT.
October 30, 1877.
William Howell, for appellants.
W. H. Chelf, for appellee.

Opinion:
Opinion by
Judge Pryor :
The general doctrine in regard to the conveyances of real estate by married women is that the statutes empowering a married woman to convey in conjunction with her husband give her the right to make a conveyance, whether founded on a valuable consideration or not. One may make a deed of gift, mortgage or release, and when executed as required by the statute she will be divested of her title as readily as if she had been a feme sole. Kennedy v. Ten Broeck, 11 Bush 241. The proof shows a compliance with the statute in' taking the acknowledgment. There is no allegation of fraud or collusion, nor any evidence in the record sustaining such a charge if made. Judgment below affirmed.