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Wilkie v Stewart. [1678] Mor 5876 (23 January 1678)
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[1678] Mor 5876
Subject_1 HUSBAND and WIFE. Subject_2 DIVISION II.
Extent of the Husband's liability for the Wife's debts contracted before Marriage.
Subject_3 SECT. IV.
Only subsidiarie liable after the dissolution of the marriage, although lucratus.
Wilkie v. Stewart
Date: 23 January 1678 Case No. No 89.
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After the wife's death, the husband, though decree had been taken against him, is not liable for her debts, although lucratus by the marriage, until her representatives be first discussed.
