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Pace v. Bartles

Categories: Property

Definition (1910 Edition)

47 N. J. Eq. 170, 20 Atl. 352; Simons v. Bryce, 10 S. C. 373.—Equity to a settlement. The equitable right of a wife, when her husband sues in equity for the reduction of her equitable estate to his own possession, to bave the whole or a portion of such estate settled upon herself and her children. Also a similar right now recognized by the equity courts as directly to be asserted against the husband. Also called the ‘“wife’s equity.”
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain. UK commentary and modern updates are original additions. This entry is for educational reference only and does not constitute legal advice.