Kuhe

Plaintiff recovered a judgment against defendant Bruno Kuhe in the sum of $7,139.33, and sought to levy execution on 397 shares of stock of H. L. Ladd, Chemist, Inc. Defendant Claire Kuhe, wife of defendant Bruno Kuhe, was the record owner of the stock, and claimed it as her separate property. Plaintiff then brought the present action to have the stock declared the property of the husband, and subject to execution under its judgment.

The evidence shows that in 1927 the husband was a licensed druggist in New York, and owner of the Dial Pharmacy there. He met the defendant Claire Pfau, who helped him with the business in a clerical and sales capacity. They agreed to marry and arranged a marriage settlement to protect Miss Pfau because Kuhe had obligations toward a son by a former marriage. Miss Pfau thereafter assisted him actively in the business of the pharmacy. The parties entered into correspondence looking toward the purchase of the Ladd Pharmacy in San Francisco in March, 1928. They were married in April, 1928, and a short time later completed the transaction and opened the business. Mrs. Kuhe was active in the management from the beginning, drawing and signing nearly all of…