Fowler v. Wood

PRATT, J. (dissenting).

The coverture of Zillah Wood at the time she executed the mortgage is no defense. In equity, a married woman is regarded as a feme sole, and has power to dispose of her real estate, and incidentally to charge it for the debts of another. That has always been the rule in Hew York. The bond was not cut off by the statute of limitations, and consequently the collateral mortgage remained a valid lien. Judgment affirmed, with costs.