Case Name: EFFIE C. BURTON v. GEORGE A. BURTON
Court: Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: District of Columbia
Decision Date: 1935
Citations: 2 S.C.D.C. (N.S.) 127
Docket Number: Equity No. 55454
Parties: EFFIE C. BURTON v. GEORGE A. BURTON
Judges: 
Reporter: Supreme Court of the District of Columbia Reports
Volume: 2
Pages: 127–128

Head Matter:
EFFIE C. BURTON v. GEORGE A. BURTON
Equity No. 55454
George A. Parker for plaintiff,
Jack I. Resnicoff for defendant.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
BAILEY, J.
Under the statutes now in force a wife may legally contract with her husband. (Santmyer v. Santmyer, 47 A. L. R. 34. She may sue her husband at law in replevin. Notes v. Snyder, 55 App. D. C. 233. I see no reason there fore why she cannot sne her husband at law on a separation agreement.
The bill in this case does not contain the necessary allegations for a bill for maintenance, and apart from any question of maintenance it shows no case for specific performance.
The case will be therefore transferred to the Law docket.