Mississippi Supreme Court March 15, 1909 (Brandau v. Greer)

Mates, J.,

delivered tbe opinion of tbe court.

Under tbe facts of this case Brandau and bis wife must be treated as tbe same person. If it was unlawful for Brandau to acquire from bis wards tbe title to tbeir property, it could never be held that one bolding so close a relation to him as that of wife, and witb such identity of interest as usually exists1 between parties sustaining this relation