Excerpt From Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Laws of England (1769) Regarding a Husband’s Right to Discipline His Wife
Excerpt From Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Laws of England (1769) Regarding a Husband’s Right to Discipline His Wife Source: https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/blackstone_bk1ch15.asp In the civil law the husband and wife are considered as two distinct persons; and may have separate estates, contracts, debts, and injuries: and therefore, in our ecclesiastical courts, a woman may sue and be … Read more