49 Vt. 63 | Vt. | 1876
The opinion of the court was delivered by
The damages recovered in the suit, Perry and Wife v. Irasburgh, arose from a personal injury to the plaintiff. She liad the right to control the suit, and the right to the damages when recovered. The husband is a party to such actions in favor of the wife, because the policy of the law requires it, and' not because he necessarily has any pecuniary interest in the damages recovered. This is fully established by the unreported case of Chase & Wife v. Golpin & Wife, heard and decided at the General Term, 1871. That was an action to recover damages for an injury occasioned by a slander of the plaintiff wife. Her husband did not at the time live with her. The defendants obtained a dis
Judgment affirmed.