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she die intestate and leaving children, her husband shall have a
life estate in her property, real and personal, but if she die intes-
tate leaving no children, her husband shall have a life estate in
her real property, and her personal property shall vest in him
absolutely; any married woman may be sued jointly with her
husband in any of the courts of this State, or before any justice
of the peace, on any note, bill of exchange, single bill, bond,
contract or agreement which she may have executed jointly with
her husband, and may employ counsel and defend such action or
suit separately or jointly with her husband; and judgments
recovered in such cases shall be liens on the property of defend-
ants, and may be collected by execution or attachment in the
same manner as if the defendants were not husband and wife;
provided, that in all cases where a married woman has made such
contract or agreement as a feme sole, under section 7 of this
article, she may be proceeded against as therein provided.

Hall v. Hall, 4 Md. Ch. 283. Anderson v. Tydings, 8 Md. 427. Logan v.
McGill, 8 Md 461. Schindel v. Schindel, 12 Md 108. Ibid , 313. Bridges v.
McKenna, 14 Md. 266. Stockett v. Bird, 18 Md 484. Meyer v. Eisler, 29 Md. 1.
Mayer v. Soyster, 30 Md 403. Krone v. Linville, 31 Md 138. Schull v. Mur-
ray, 32 Md 9. Barton v. Barton, 32 Md. 214. Hall v.Eccleston, 37 Md. 510.
Hubbard v. Barcus, 38 Md. 175. Herbert v. Gray, 38 Md. 529. Bradstreet v.
Baer, 41 Md. 23. Willis v.Jones, 42 Md 422. Mobray v. Leckie, 42 Md. 474.
Whitridge v. Barry, 42 Md. 140. Sturmfelz v. Frickey, 43 Md. 569. Trader v.
Lowe, 45 Md. 1. Mason v. Johnson, 47 Md. 347. Marburg v. Cole, 49 Md 412.
Hall v. Bryan, 50 Md. 203. Brown v. Bokee, 63 Md. 163. Relief Build. Asso.
Schmidt, 55 Md. 100. Porter v. Bower, 55 Md. 216. Frostburg Ferp Build.
Asso v. Hamill, 55 Md. 315. Willis v. Jones, 57 Md. 366 Fladung v. Rose,
68 Md. 21. Allers v. Forbes, 69 Md. 375. Armstrong e Kerns, 61 Md. 366.
Clark v. Wooton, 62 Md 113. Lowekamp v. Koechling, 64 Md. 96. Ahern v.
Fink, 64 Md 163. Engel v. State, 65 Md. 540. Wingert v. Gordon, 66 Md.
109. Wilderman v. Rogers, 66 Md. 129. Smith e State, 66 Md. 216 Duckett
v. Jenkins, 66 Md. 268. Rabbitt v. Gaither, 67 Md. 98. Maulsby v. Byers, 67
Md. 441.

P. G. L., (1860,) art. 45, sec 3. 1853, ch. 246, sec 8.

3. It shall not be necessary for a married woman to have a
trustee to secure to her the sole and separate use of her property;
but if she desires it, she may make a trustee by deed, her husband
joining in the deed, or she may apply to a court of equity and
have a trustee appointed; in which appointment the uses and
trusts for which the trustee holds the property shall be declared.

Barton v. Barton, 32 Md. 214.

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