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2 D.C. 127

Burton v. Burton

District of Columbia Court of Appeals · decided 1935-07-01

Relies on Notes v. Snyder

Decided 1935-07-01

¶1MEMORANDUM

BAILEY, J.

¶2Under the statutes now in force a wife may legally contract with her husband. (Santmyer v. Santmyer, 47 A. L. R. 34. She may sue her husband at law in replevin. Notes v. Snyder, 55 App. D. C. 233. I see no reason there*128fore why she cannot sne her husband at law on a separation agreement.

¶3The bill in this case does not contain the necessary allegations for a bill for maintenance, and apart from any question of maintenance it shows no case for specific performance.

¶4The case will be therefore transferred to the Law docket.

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