Finnigan v. Hibernia Savings & Loan Society
MARY FINNIGAN v. THE HIBERNIA SAVINGS & LOAN SOCIETY
- Area
- civil
Analysis
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Opinion
Per Curiam.
The respondents’ proposition in this case is, that money earned by a wife may be taken for the debt of her husband. The question is solved by a provision of the Code not referred to by counsel on either side. It is section 168 of the Civil Code, and reads: “ The earnings of the wife are not liable for the debts of the husband.”
That part of the judgment appealed from, together with the order denying the motion for a new trial, reversed, and cause remanded,
Cited by
- Street v. Bertolone S. F. No. 10560. · 1924-06-09