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Gerard v. Pierce

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Jul 1, 1807
5 N.C. 161 (N.C. 1807)

Opinion

July Term, 1807.

Where a feme defendant marries pending a suit, her husband must be made a party, or, on motion, the suit will abate.

THE plaintiff instituted a suit against defendant, and pending said suit she intermarried with Henry Hunter, between the January and July terms of the court in 1805. At (162) January Term, 1806, the defendant pleaded this intermarriage in abatement, and that Henry Hunter had not been made a party plaintiff; to this plea the plaintiff demurred and the defendant joined in demurrer; and the demurrer was overruled and the plea sustained by this Court.


From Beaufort.


Summaries of

Gerard v. Pierce

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Jul 1, 1807
5 N.C. 161 (N.C. 1807)
Case details for

Gerard v. Pierce

Case Details

Full title:ELIZABETH GERARD v. SLADE PIERCE

Court:Supreme Court of North Carolina

Date published: Jul 1, 1807

Citations

5 N.C. 161 (N.C. 1807)