Hunt v. . Hunt
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme- Court in the fourth judicial department, entered November 26, 1900, affirming a judgment in favor of defendants entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term. The plaintiff is the widow of Wilson G. Hunt, deceased. She brought this action to obtain specific performance of an ante-nuptial contract. Said Wilson G. Hunt died on October 14th, 1897, and during the pendency of this action.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme- Court in the fourth judicial department, entered November 26, 1900, affirming a judgment in favor of defendants entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term. The plaintiff is the widow of Wilson G. Hunt, deceased. She brought this action to obtain specific performance of an ante-nuptial contract. Said Wilson G. Hunt died on October 14th, 1897, and during the pendency of this action. The defendants, who were substituted in his place, are bis heirs at law and next of kin. By Ms last will and testament, dated and…
1Opinion of the CourtWerner, J.
This action was brought to compel the specific performance of an oral ante-nuptial contract which was entered into between, the plaintiff and Wilson Gr. Hunt, the testator of the defendants, prior to their intermarriage in October, 1896. Under said contract, and in consideration of plaintiff’s promise to marry said Wilson Gr. Hunt, the latter orally agreed to give the former, at once, the sum of five thousand dollars in money, the further sum of two dollars and fifty cents per week, the income of a house and lot in the city of Geneva, N. Y., to convey to her another house and lot in the same…
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