 By marriage the husband and wife are one person in law ; that is the very being or legal existence of the woman is suspended during the marriage, or at least is incorporated and consolidated into that of the husband ; under whose wing, protection, and...  The New-York Legal Observer - Side 71redigert av - 1846Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | Sir William Blackstone - 1807 - 686 sider
...one person in law", that is, the very being or legal existence of the woman is suspended during the marriage, or at least is incorporated and consolidated...under whose wing, protection, and cover, she performs every thing ; and is therefore called in our law-french a feme-covert, foemina viro co-ofierta ; is... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 700 sider
...law ; 'hat is, the very being or legal existence of the woman is suspended during the marri•'-'•; or, at least, is incorporated and consolidated into...under whose wing, protection, and cover she performs «Tery thing ; she is therefore called, in our law, (French,) a feme covert, that is, .under the protection... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 752 sider
...is, the vi-ry being or le«;al existence of the woman is suspended during the marriage; or, at lent!, is incorporated and consolidated into that of the husband, under whose wing, protection, and cover »he performs •very thing ; she is therefore called, in our law, (French,) a feme covert, that is... | |
 | New Jersey. Supreme Court - 1829 - 492 sider
...by which as Blackstone says, "the very being or legal existence of the woman is suspended during the marriage, or at least is incorporated and consolidated into that of the hushand." The estate May 1828 correctly speaking, is not what is known in the law by the name ~ uen... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1819 - 394 sider
...the very- being or legal existence of the woman is suspended during the marriage ; or, at least, ii incorporated and consolidated into that of the husband,...under whose wing, protection, and cover, she performs every thing; sheistherefore, called, in our law (French,) a feme covert, that is, under the protection... | |
 | Roper Stote Donnison Roper - 1820 - 642 sider
...or legal existence of the woman is by the common law suspended during the marriage, or at least it is incorporated and consolidated into that of the...under whose wing, protection, and cover she performs every thing (a). Modern times have introduced exceptions to this doctrine, as will appear in the progress... | |
 | Lady Augusta Hamilton - 1822 - 538 sider
...and in law are one person ,- that is, the very being or legal existence of the woman, is suspended during marriage; or, at least, is incorporated and consolidated into that of the "husband. A man cannot grant lands to his wife during her coverture, but he may, by his deed, covenant with others... | |
 | Sir William BLACKSTONE, Vincent WANOSTROCHT - 1823 - 872 sider
...one person in law ; that is, the very being or legal existence of the woman is suspended during the marriage, or at least is incorporated and consolidated into that of the husband. For this reason, a man cannot grant any thing to his wife, or enter into covenant with her : for the... | |
 | Alexander Whellier - 1825 - 836 sider
...as one person ; for "the .very being or legal existence of the woman is suspended during «arriage, or at least is incorporated and consolidated into...under whose wing, protection, and cover, she performs every thing, and therefore is called a femt covert. A man, therefore, cannot grant any thing lo his... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - 1825 - 660 sider
...one person in law": that is, the very being or legal existence of the woman is suspended during the marriage, or at least is incorporated and consolidated...of the husband : under whose wing, protection, and caver, she performs every thing; and is there-.fore called in our law- French a feme-covert, foemina... | |
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