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In Reed v. Reed the Supreme Court held that women were a. persons. b. property. c....

In Reed v. Reed the Supreme Court held that women were a. persons. b. property. c. imbeciles. d. competent to vote.

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A) Persons.

The supreme Court held that the law which stated that men were preferred over women for the role of administrators when both of the parties were equally qualified was unjust. It stated that women must be viewed as people, and this law was unconstitutional, as it have preference to men over women in cases where one were to inherit the estate of a deceased person.

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