2  Blanchet  V.  Foster,  2  Ves.  Sr.  264;  Lewell  v.  Cobbold,!  Sm.
&  Glff.  376.
3  Ibid.
*  Taylor  v.  Pugh,  1  Hare,  608,

»  St.  George  v.  Wake,  1  My.  &  K.  610 ;  Wrigley  v.  Swainson,
3  De  G.  &  Sm.  458;  Slocombe  v.  Glubb,  2  Bro.  0.  C.  545;  but
see  Nelson  v.  Stocker,  4  Be  G.  &  J.  458.
»  England  v.  Downs,  2  Beav.  531.
MAEBIED   WOMEN.  345-

And  in  Btrathmort  (  Countess)  v.  Bowes,^  the  plain-  ^e^inteSled^''
tiff  pending  a  treaty  of  marriage  with  A.,  made  a^"^'^^"'^-
settlement  of  her  property  with  his  (A.'s)  appro-
bation; a  few  days  after,  B.  gained  her  affections,
and  she  threw  over  A.,  and  married  B.,  who  had  no
notice  of  the  settlement.  It  was,  however,  held
good  against  B.,  as  it  could  be  no  fraud  on  him,  his
brief  period  of  courtship  not  having  commenced  at
date.
I  7.     Where  the  husband  has  before  marriage  se- j^^g^beforrmar^*
duced  his  wife,  and  thus  rendered  retirement  iT:oTa'^^f^^^\^°^^^
the  marriage  on  her  part  extremely  inconvenient,  a  ^  *^*™^* '''™'
settlement  of  her  property  made  by  the  female  be-
fore the  marriage,  although  without  her  husband's
knowledge,  will,  it  seems,  be  supported.'

[Modern  legislation  before  referred  to  has  ren-
dered these  rules  obsolete  in  most  of  the  States.']


1 1  Smith  L.  C.  446.
2  Taylor  v.  Pugb,  1  Hare,  608.
[3  Ante.  p.  338.]


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CHAPTER  XXII.
INFANTS.
•Guardians.
Father.
Mother.
Testamentary
guardian.
Who  may  be  the  guardians^  of  an  infant.
