Johnston v. JOHNSTON

This appeal arises from a Declaratory Judgment adverse to appellant in the Rush Circuit Court.

The decision of the trial court holds that the ante-nuptial agreement set out in the complaint operates to divest this appellant from any right, title or interest she might otherwise have had in the said decedent’s estate. The pertinent portion of the alleged contract reads as follows:

“In consideration of the promise and covenant of the party of the second part as hereinafter set out, the party of the first part does hereby and herewith release, quit claim and forever discharge all rights and…