 | Ernest Belfort Bax, James Leigh Joynes, F. Bland, Hubert Bland - 1883 - 650 Seiten
...the woman is by the common law suspended during the marriage—or at least it is incorporated with and consolidated into that of the husband, under whose wing, protection, and cover she performs everything. We can well imagine the indignation with which some members of the agitating sisterhood... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1884 - 862 Seiten
...citizen or person. By Coke and Blackstone it is said: that "By marriage, the husband and wife become one person in law ; that is, the very being or legal...suspended during the marriage, or at least is incorporated or consolidated into that of the husband, under whose wing and protection she performs everything.... | |
 | New York (State). Superior Court (New York), James Clark Spencer, Samuel Jones - 1884 - 622 Seiten
...FREEDMAN, J. legal effect of the marriage relation. At common law the husband and wife by marriage became one person in law, that is, the very being, or legal existence of the woman, was suspended during the marriage and incorporated or consolidated into that of the husband. But the... | |
 | 1884 - 1022 Seiten
...from the legal effect of the marriage relation. At common law the husband and wife by marriage became one person in law, that is, the very being or legal existence of the woman was suspended during the marriage, and incorporated or consolidated into that of the husband. But the... | |
 | 1885 - 902 Seiten
...been impossible at common law. The rule then was " the husband and wife are one person in law * * * the very being or legal existence of the woman is...under whose wing, protection and cover she performs everything." 1 Bl. Com. 442. The legal conclusion, which the same author states as flowing from the... | |
 | Michael William Jacobs - 1887 - 660 Seiten
...citizen or person ? By Coke and Blackstone it is said : 'That by marriage, the husband and wife become one person in law ; that is, the very being or legal...suspended during the marriage, or at least is incorporated or consolidated into that of the husband, under whose wing and protection she performs everything.... | |
 | 1889 - 880 Seiten
...husband. Blackstone says that " by marriage the husband and wife are one person in law," and that " the legal existence of the woman is suspended during the...incorporated and consolidated into that of the husband." Vol. i, 442. Upon this principle of the legal union of husbands and wives most of their rights, duties,... | |
 | 1889 - 878 Seiten
...husband. Black-stone says that " by marriage the husband and wife are one person in law," and that " the legal existence of the woman is suspended during the...incorporated and consolidated into that of the husband." Vol. i, 442. Upon this principle of the legal union of husbands and wives most of their rights, duties,... | |
 | Abraham Clark Freeman - 1890 - 1014 Seiten
...husband. Blackstone says that "by marriage the husband and wife are one person in law," and that "the legal existence of the woman is suspended during the...incorporated and consolidated into that of the husband": Vol. 1, p. 442. Upon this principle of the legal union of husbands and wives, most of their rights,... | |
 | David Murray - 1891 - 276 Seiten
...eclipsed by that of the husband, which alone is recognized ; " or at least," says Blackstone, " it is incorporated and consolidated into that of the...under whose wing, protection, and cover she performs everything." 3 Hence in English law the married state of the woman is technically referred to as coverture;... | |
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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 cover she performs every thing. 
