Simpers v. Sloan
California Supreme Court Jul 1, 1855Published
Before: Heydenfeldt
Synopsis
A married woman has no power to sign in her own name a promissory note, and execute a mortgage to secure its payment.
Heydenfeldt, J., delivered the opinion of the Court. Murray, C. J., concurred.
That a feme covert has no power to make a contract is a doctrine of the law which this Court has no power to disturb. Like every general rule, it has its exceptions; but they are well defined, and this case is not one of them.
Judgment affirmed,
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