UNIQUE CASE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2195, 15 January 1886, Page 2

UNIQUE CASE.

•A novel-.case- under the .Married .Women's Property Act came at Christchuwp oh Tuesday. l Gbßromley, a generarJealer, had in November last. A few days jater his wife began business . ori her own account with a fresh Btock. The Official Assignee'seised her goods, in the belief thatlhey belonged to her husband, who took partin the business. Hei had. not then obtained .his discharge.'. Mrs Bromley. how brought ati against the Official Assignee for damage', on the'ground, that' tho. goods were her' separate property. The'parties who had supplied the goods to Mrs Bromley swors that they-looked to her alone for the ment of their claims.';. Mr G. Harper, who appeared for the defence, said; the" case was quite novel, and he had been unable to' jind any English authorities' bearing on such a state of tilings since the passing. of, the Married Women's Property Act • but if the men had really sold the goods to her aa they stated, ho did .'hot. see any law to prevent her holding them, notwithstanding her husband was an undischarged bankrupt, Mr Russell appeared for plaintiff, who obtained judgment for the value of tho goods seized and Is damages. Mr Beetham remarked that ibiwould. probably be found that a good niatgom-, plications would arise under of the Married Women's Property Arit.