...^^l»^-^|^:^*e5^ll^*a*"^r^n^'^^^^reSenCe' ^- a^a%J*9it^^tS^"^r o_f (Af State of— •* HUSBAND AND WIFE. By marriage the husband and wife are one person in law — that is, the legal existence of the woman is suspended during her marriage. However, in some States the statute...

...and wife are one person in law, "and that "the legal existence of the woman is suspended during the marriage, or, at least, is incorporated and consolidated into that of the husband." Volume 1, p. 442. Upon this principle of the legal union of husbands and wives most of their rights,...

...few of them I may be permitted to give without offence to the modesty of any one. Blackstone says : " 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...

...resulted from the unity of the parties to the marriage contract, whereby, as stated by Blackstone, "the very being and legal existence of the woman is suspended during the marriage, or, at least, incorporated and consolidated into that of the husband." It was merely...

...the common law. "By marriage, the husband aud wife are one person in law; that is, the very being or legal existence of the woman is suspended during marriage,...incorporated and consolidated into that of the husband." 1 Bl. Сошш. 442. And as to the many disabilities of the wife, following from this principle of...

...and wife are one person in law," and that " the legal existence of the woman is suspended during the marriage, or, at least, is 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,...

...very being or legal existence of the woman is suspended during the marriage [see note 35, page 709] , or at least is incorporated and consolidated into that of the husband:? under whose winjr, protection, and cover, she performs everything; |! and is therefore called inonrlaw-french a...

...and wife are one person in law," and that "the legal existence of the woman is suspended during the marriage, or at least is 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,...

...and wife are one person in law.' and that 'the legal existence of the woman is suspended during the marriage, or, at least, is incorporated and consolidated into that of the husband.' Volume i, p. 442. Upon this principle of the legal union of husbands and wives most of their rights,...

...person. The very being or legal existence of the woman was, by the common law, suspended during the marriage, or at least is incorporated and consolidated into that of the husband, under whose wing and protection she performs every act. 1 Black. Com. 442; Littleton, §§ 168, 291; Bright on Husband...