§ 203. Effect of acts of husband. An act, deed or conveyance, executed
or performed by the husband without the assent of his wife, evidenced by
her acknowledgment thereof, in the manner required by law to pass the
contingent right of dower of a married woman, or a judgment or decree
confessed by or recovered against him, or any laches, default, covin, or
crime of a husband, does not prejudice the right of his wife to her
dower or jointure, or preclude her from the recovery thereof.