Cronin v. Hebditch

I think the overruling of the demurrer can be sustained on one or all of the following grounds:(1) that the agreement is voidable because of the infancy of the appellee, (2) that the agreement is unfair in the light of the confidential relationship, or (3) that the agreement is a fraud upon her marital rights in the light of the circumstances alleged. The opinion of this court glosses over these points and reaches out to rest the decision upon the ground that the agreement on its face is unenforceable and illegal, although the parties are not in pari delicto. I think this holding ignores the…