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3. The effect of assignments by the husband
of his wife's choses in action to a par-
ticular assignee for a valuable consider-
4. The effect of the wife's examination and
consent in a Court of Equity to the assign-
ments
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WIFE'S EQUITY TO A SETTLEMENT, AND THE RIGHTS
OF HERSELF AND HUSBAND WHEN HE REFUSES TO
MAKE ONE.
SECT. I. Equities of wife and children to a
settlement out of her choses in action
1. Against her husband; and her character
as a ward of the Court of Chancery is
considered
256
257, 264
2. Against his assignees in bankruptcy, &c. 266
3. Against his assignee, a purchaser for a
valuable consideration
267
4. When payment or transfer of the funds
to the husband will defeat his wife's equity 270
5. When her own misconduct will have the
like effect
SECT. II. The rights of husband and wife in her
choses in action when he refuses to make a
settlement upon her, or when he deserts her,
or when he compels her to quit his house
1. When he refuses to make a settlement
upon his wife, but maintains or is desirous
of supporting her
272
273
274
2. When he deserts her, or compels her to
quit his house; and the rights of her
creditors upon her equitable property
in such cases
275, 278
3. When the wife without a sufficient cause
withdraws from or refuses to cohabit
with her husband.
4. The effect of her misconduct upon her
equity for a maintenance
279
283
CHAPTER VIII.
SETTLEMENTS.
SECT. I. Settlements made before and in contem-
plation of marriage
284
1. When they will intitle the husband to his
wife's choses in action although she be
the survivor; and when he or the per-
sons claiming under him will be obliged
to perform his covenants or agreements
in order to make a title to such property 285
2. Of the validity of ante-nuptial settlements
against purchasers and creditors as con-
nected with the husband's title as a pur-
chaser of his wife's equitable property 297
SECT. II. Settlements made after marriage
1. Their effect in intitling the husband to his
wife's choses in action in prejudice to
her title by survivorship
2. Of the validity of such settlements against purchasers and creditors. Under which title are considered settlements that are
301
fraudulent, and also such of them as may
be supported, although made after mar-
riage, upon the principle of valuable
consideration
SECT. III. As to husband's title upon surviving
his wife to such personal estate as by settlement,
&c. was limited to her "next of kin"
304
326
4. The necessary seisin of the husband, and, 349
3. In what manner; and as to remedies for
excessive assignments, and of assign-
ments de novo
389, 403
409
4. Effects of assignments in regard to hus-
band's incumbrances
SECT. IV. Widow's interest, rights, and powers
in respect of her estate in dower
415
SECT. I. Legal jointures
SECT. II. Equitable jointures
SECT. III. The jurisdiction of Courts of Equity
in assisting and relieving jointresses. Under
which section are considered—
456
479
1. Contracts and covenants to settle jointures 485
2. Jointures under powers
SECT. IV. The performance and satisfaction of
covenants to make jointures
487
501
506
1. Of the performance of such covenants 503
2. Of the satisfaction of them
SECT. V. The wife's interest in her estate in join-
ture, and the incidents, privileges, and powers
belonging to it-
1. As to the interest
2. Of her absolute alienation of her jointure
with her husband, or merely to secure
his debts
511
513
3. Of the bar or forfeiture of her jointure
515
CHAPTER XI.
HOW DOWER MAY BE PREVENTED OR BARRED BY OTHER
MODES THAN BY JOINTURES.
SECT. I. By limitations in purchase deeds
SECT. II. By assignments of terms for years in
trust for the purchaser
SECT. III. By bars effected by husband and wife
after marriage, viz.
1. By husband and wife jointly; and the
effect of the husband's covenant that his
wife shall join him in levying a fine
2. By the husband singly
518
523
529
538
SECT. I. Of the alienations by dowresses, and by
jointresses whose interest are for life only, and
the remedies provided against their tortious
conveyances
SECT. II. Of the alienations by jointresses whose
provisions were given or settled upon them in
tail, and the remedies provided against their
588