Supreme Court of Pennsylvania January 5, 1881, No. 1 (Twining's Appeal)

Mr. Justice Trunkey

delivered the opinion of the court, January 24th 1881

*41A feme covert is deemed, in respect to her separate estate, a feme sole only to the extent of the power clearly given by the instrument by which the estate is settled, and has no right of disposition beyond it: Wallace v. Coston, 9 Watts 137.