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Thus,  on  the  death  of  the  husband,  the  wife  takes  the  prop-
erty free  from  the  claims  of  any  grantee  of  the  husband,  or
from  any  of  his  creditors,  or  from  any  charge  upon  it,  how-
ever created,  to  which  she  did  not  assent.^*

Neither  can  one  of  the  tenants  at  the  common  law  compel
a  partition  of  property  held  by  the  entireties."*

RIGHTS  DURING  COVERTURE.
The  courts  do  not  agree  in  all  respects  as  to  the  rights  of
tenants  by  entireties  during  their  joint  lives.
The  common  law  during  the  continuance  of  the  coverture
ignored  the  peculiar  seisin  and  equality  of  the  husband  and
wife,  and  the  husband  was  held  to  be  entitled  to  the  full  con-
trol and  to  take  the  rents  and  profits,  to  the  exclusion  of  the
wife.'"  This  usufructuary  right  the  husband  might  sell,  mort-
gage and  lease  at  common  law,  and  his  act  in  so  doing  would
be  given  effect  during  coverture.  This  interest  of  the  husband,
it  has  been  held,  is  subject  to  be  taken  and  sold  on  an  execu-
tion.** But  no  act  of  the  husband,  as  has  been  stated,  could
affect  his  wife's  rights  of  survivorship.
