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But She Called Him A 'Hog Thief'

"The law permits a man to use toward his wife such a degree of force, as is necessary to make her behave herself."

Black v. State, 60 N.C. 266, 1864. Read a summary here:

          https://la.utexas.edu/users/jmciver/357L/60NC266.html

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