Show JURIST RULES ON WORTH OF WOMAN British Court Holds Hus- Hus hands hand's Right to Damages Is Greater Than Thau Wife's rife's n Br International wr Nes Sel Service London 15 This This tho March 1 Is law nv lawin lawin in En England land as handed down b by Justice Justice Jus Jus- tice A husband In suin suing for tor divorce may demand and be bo granted dama damages cs as against a man guilty of 0 enticing away or harboring his wife A wife wHo ma may not be awarded dama damages against a n woman guilty guilt of or enticing husband awn away her It Is doubt Justice McCardle rules whether r a wife wire has an any right of or action against another another- woman who ho hohas has enticed au away ny or harbored her lien Ii husband nd Tho The wife wite in the tine eyes of ot the thc law Ian has 8 no such rights to her hu husbands husband's bands band's cervices ter as IS those possessed s d l by y tine tho tho hu with regard to his wife Tho right of 01 actions for criminal conversation con exists only for the hus bus hand band Therefore only lh the husband I I can ask for damages In a divorce suit Tho wife us used uNI d to be regarded b by bythe bytho tho the common law as tine thc property of or i her Iner husband He lie could even seiro her earnings and Inflict pl punishment pun pun- I in due duo Tho Tine married worn woman's womans ns n's property act ed removed the husbands husband's power over oer his wife's Po possessions The Tine diminution diminution tion lion of oC his power of oC physical punish punish- m mont nt was gradual In granting compensation two points have havo to be con considered the considered tho tho actual value alue of or the wife to the tho husband husband hus bins band and the tine blow blo Jo to his marital honor sustained when sho was taken takena a away 3 In lit arriving at the the- wife's wires value to her husband such Mich things as her ability ability abil abil- ity It to help him mini In hl his business an anI anti and her capacity o as a housekeeper havo o to be bo considered If Ir a info Uti Is in of or a a. wanton disposition disposition dispo dispo- It IH inn apparent that th her value alue as suc such Is ls l's less The Thc justice then rul ruled d that damages darn dam ages could not bo be n ar awarded led where tine tho correspondent ent was unaware that the guilty woman was married because a wife who wino passes herself off otC as u u. single woman must bo be deemed value value- less Justice McCardle thereupon ruled accordingly ln I upon six damages damage cases which ho he had hud held up for tor weeks while he delved Into tho tino dust dusty law books book |