SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS RULES FORMER HUSBAND MAY BE EJECTED FROM HOME BY EX
Richmond, Virginia (JFK+50) On January 16, 1925, the United States Supreme Court of Appeals ruled "a wife has a right to eject her erstwhile* husband from a house which he deeded to her in a moment of love and affection."
The decision came in the case of Arthur C. Humphreys of Norfolk who is suing his wife Jean Carter Humphreys "to recover a handsome residence in a fashionable district."
Mrs. Humphreys, who was deeded the home in 1909, subsequently secured a divorce from her husband and married Richard V. Strong of Washington, D.C.
*erstwhile means former
SOURCE
"D.C. Woman Can Eject Spouse From House, Court Rules," The Washington Times, January 16, 1925, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
