Supreme Court of Vermont January 15, 1874 (Shaw v. Hallihan)

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wheeler, J.

The husband is liable with the wife for her torts, but she is not liable for his torts, unless they are her torts also. This action being against both husband and wife, for tort, can only be maintained for some tort of the wife. The conversion of property to use merely by the wife, is to the use of the husband, and not of herself. Salk.