# Idaho Code § 5-305: 5-305 HUSBAND AND WIFE SUED TOGETHER

> Idaho · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C3_S5-305

## Section

- **Citation:** Idaho Code § 5-305
- **Heading:** 5-305 HUSBAND AND WIFE SUED TOGETHER
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 5 / Chapter 3 / Section 5-305

## Text

5-305. Husband and wife sued together. If a husband and wife be sued together the wife may defend her own right, and if the husband neglect to defend she may defend for his right also.

History:

[(5-305) C.C.P. 1881, sec. 186; R.S., R.C., & C.L., sec. 4094; C.S., sec. 6638; I.C.A., sec. 5-305.]

## Nearby sections

- [Idaho Code § 5-302 5-302 ASSIGNMENT OF THING IN ACTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C3_S5-302.md)
- [Idaho Code § 5-304 5-304 MARRIED WOMEN AS PARTIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C3_S5-304.md)
- [Idaho Code § 5-305 5-305 HUSBAND AND WIFE SUED TOGETHER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C3_S5-305.md)
- [Idaho Code § 5-306 5-306 INFANTS AND INSANE PERSONS — GUARDIANS AD LITEM.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C3_S5-306.md)
- [Idaho Code § 5-308 5-308 ACTION FOR SEDUCTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C3_S5-308.md)
- [Idaho Code § 5-309 5-309 ACTION FOR SEDUCTION — PROSECUTION BY PARENT OR GUARDIAN.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C3_S5-309.md)
- [Idaho Code § 5-310 5-310 ACTION FOR INJURY TO UNMARRIED CHILD.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C3_S5-310.md)
- [Idaho Code § 5-311 5-311 SUIT FOR WRONGFUL DEATH BY OR AGAINST HEIRS OR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES — DAMAGES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C3_S5-311.md)
- [Idaho Code § 5-319 5-319 DEATH OR TRANSFER OF INTEREST — PROCEDURE — ACTIONS BY OR AGAINST PUBLIC OFFICERS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C3_S5-319.md)
- [Idaho Code § 5-321 5-321 INTERPLEADER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C3_S5-321.md)
- [Idaho Code § 5-326 5-326 UNKNOWN OWNERS OR HEIRS — EFFECT OF JUDGMENTS AND DECREES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C3_S5-326.md)
- [Idaho Code § 5-327 5-327 PERSONAL INJURIES — PROPERTY DAMAGE — DEATH OF WRONGDOER — DEATH OF INJURED PARTY — SURVIVAL OF ACTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C3_S5-327.md)
- [Idaho Code § 5-328 5-328 STATE A PARTY DEFENDANT IN SUIT AFFECTING TITLE TO REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C3_S5-328.md)
- [Idaho Code § 5-329 5-329 SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON ATTORNEY GENERAL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C3_S5-329.md)

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