Case Name: Long v. Schmidt
Court: Supreme Court of South Carolina
Jurisdiction: South Carolina
Decision Date: 1883-02-15
Citations: 18 S.C. 604
Docket Number: No. 1337
Parties: Long v. Schmidt.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Carolina Reports
Volume: 18
Pages: 604–605

Head Matter:
No. 1337.
Long v. Schmidt.
November Term, 1882.
February 15th, 1883.
A. JB. Sawyer, for appellant. J. M. MeMaster, contra.

Opinion:
Opinion by
Me. Justice McGowan,
Action against defendant, a married woman, as acceptor of a bill of exchange. The complaint alleged that defendant, "by her husband, accepted the draft in writing." Defendant demurred, upon1 the ground that the complaint did not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. This demurrer was overruled by the Circuit Court (Wallace, J.,) and defendant appealed. Held—
1. A married woman can be sued on her own contracts.
2. That the authority to accept was substantially involved in the allegation of the fact of acceptance.'
Judgment affirmed.