The plaintiff, a married woman, bought, with moneys earned by her partly before and partly during coverture, railway stock, in her own name, and was registered as the proprietor thereof.
Held: that, inasmuch as she might be joined with her husband in an action against the company for dividends due upon the stock, she might (subject to be met by a plea in abatement) maintain an action for the same in her own name.
Citations:
[1853] EngR 434, (1853) 13 CB 474, (1853) 138 ER 1284
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Company
Updated: 25 November 2022; Ref: scu.294420