Hunt v. Hunt was a United States Supreme Court case that dealt with the issue of whether a husband had the right to control his wife's property. The case was brought by the husband, who argued that he had the right to control his wife's property, as it was his own. The wife argued that she had the right to control her own property, and that her husband had no right to interfere. The Supreme Court ultimately sided with the wife, ruling that the husband had no right to control his wife's property. The Court held that the husband had no right to interfere with the wife's property, as it was her own. The Court also held that the husband had no right to control the wife's property, as it was her own. The Court's ruling in Hunt v. Hunt established that a husband has no right to control his wife's property, and that the wife has the right to control her own property. This ruling has been cited in numerous cases since, and has been used to protect the rights of married women to control their own property.

In Hunt v. Hunt, the Supreme Court was asked to decide whether a husband’s will could be revoked after his death by an act of his wife. The majority opinion held that it could not, as the revocation would have been made without any legal authority or consideration for the rights of others who had already acquired interests in the property under prior wills and contracts. Justice Field dissented from this decision, arguing that there should be no distinction between revoking a will before or after death when considering its validity. He argued that if a person has capacity to revoke their own will during life then they should also have capacity to do so upon their death through another party such as their spouse; otherwise it would lead to unjust results where one spouse is able to control what happens with property even after they are gone. Furthermore, he argued that allowing spouses this power over each other's estates is consistent with common law principles and public policy considerations which favor protecting family relationships and providing for dependents in times of need.