Curious Case.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1608, 14 January 1886, Page 2

Curious Case.

' (bIJITBD PBKSS ASSodlATioil f ' ' ; Chbistchdrch, Wednesday. „, j / A novel case,; undelr . the; f 3Vf aJtuie^d Women's Property Act ,came before Mr Beethftm,B.M.,. to-day..) G. , Broniley, a general dealer,', had become bankrupt m ftojreiiiber fast. A ! few tlays laVdr 'liis ; Iwifet began business • on her own r accbuht ; ,with at fresh Bto&k. ' The Official 5 seized her goods, m the .belief that they belonged: to her, husband, .who took part, m the buaj ness. . . He had \ , not . then obtained his . dischare'e. Mrs Broniley ribw brought an action' against the O& , 'cial'Assignee'^or damages,' oil tneefrourid^ ..that the' goods were her separate pr'o^ pe#y.' The parfcieu who had supplied lhef' goods [to Mrsf Bromley swore that they looke^ to; Jb.er" alone; < for the. payment; pf , their claims. Mr C. Harper, who appeared for the defence, said the-case^waek quite novel, aridhe had* been^Ynable'tcf find ahy English; authorities bearing on!Buc(h iij state of things since the Married Women's Property Act ; bu,t it, tlie .men had reially sold^the gobds. to her as they stated^ he did not see any law to prevent Ker holding them, nptwithstanding-her husband was an undischarged bankrupt. Mr Eussell appeared for plaintif^vyhq obtained judgmerit for the. value of the , goods seized' » and- is" I damages'. ? Mt\ Beetham reuaarked that it would prob-J ably be found a good many complications >wdnldj arise- under the working of this r|larried Women's Property Act;