They may join for slander of the wife, if the words spoken are actionable per se, for the direct injury ; 4 M. & W. 5; Williams v. Holdredge, 22 Barb. (N. Y.) 396; Johnson v. Dicken, 25 Mo. 580; Harper v. Pinkston, 112 N. C. 293, 17 S. E. 161 (but she may maintain an action in her own name; Pay lovski v. Thornton, 89 Ga. 829, 15 S. E. 822) and in ejectment for lands of the wife they may join ; Broom, Part. 235; 1 Bulstr. 21. An action for permanent injury to communi ty property must be brought by husband and wife jointly ; Parke v. City of Seattle, 8 Wash. 78, 35 Pac. 594.
They must be joined as defendants for torts committed by the wife before mar riage; Co. Lift. 351b; Hawk v. Harman, 5 Binn. (Pa.) 43; or during coverture; Weg ener v. Bill, 19 Barb. (N. Y.) 321; Hender son v. Wendler, 39 S. C. 555, 17 5. E. 851; or for libel or slander uttered by her; 5 C. & P. 484; and in an action for waste by the wife, before marriage, as administratrix; 2 Wms. Ex. 1441.
They may be joined in trespass for their joint act; 3 B. & Ald. 687.; Roadcap v. Sipe, 6 Gratt. (Va.) 213.
Joint tenants and parceners, during the continuance of the joint estate, must join in • all actions ew delicto relative thereto, as in trespass to their land, and in trover or re plevin for their goods ; 2 Bla. Com. 182, 188; Bacon, Abr. Joint Ten. (K) ; Shaver v. Brain ard, 29 Barb..(N. Y.) 29. Joint tenants may join in an action for slander of the title to their estate; 3 Bingh. 455. They should be sued jointly, in trespass, trover, or case, for anything respecting the land held in common; Com. Dig. Abatement (F 6) ; 1
Wms. Saund. 291 e. Joint tenants should join in an avowry or cognizance for rent ; 3 Salk. 207; or for taking cattle damage feasant; Bacon, Abr. Joint Ten. (K) ; or one joint tenant should avow in his own right, and as bailiff to the other ; 3 Salk. 207. But e in common cannot avow the taking of the cattle of a stranger upon the land damage' feasant, without making himself bailiff or servant to his cotenant; 2 H. Bla. 388; Bacon, Abr. Eeplevia Master and servant, where co-trespassers, should be joined' though they be not equally .culpable; 5 B. & C. 559. Partners may join for a joint injury in relation to the joint property ; 3 C. & P. 196. They may be join ed as defendants where property is taken by one of the firm for its benefit; 1 C. & M. 93; and where the firm makes fraudulent representations as to the credit of a third person, whereby the firm gets benefit ; Pat ten v. Gurney, 17 Mass. 182, 9 Am. Dec. 141. In an action against a corporation for a tort, the corporation and its servants by whose act the injury was done may be joined as defendants ; Hussey v. R. Co., 98 N. C. 34, 3 S. E. 923, 2 Am. St. Rep. 312.
Tenants in common must join for a tres pass upon the, lands held in common ; Little ton § 315; Sherman v. Ballow, 8 Cow. (N. Y.) 304; Rangely v. Spring, 28 Me. 136; or for taking away their common property ; Cro. Eliz. 143; or for detaining it ; Putnam v. Wise, 1 Hill (N. Y.) 234, 37 Am. Dec. 309; or for a nuisance to their estate; Col lins v. Ferris, 14 Johns. (N: Y.) 246.