Petru v. Petru

This action was brought by Rose C. Petru, widow of Miles C. Petru, to set aside an antenuptial agreement executed by them on December 30, 1944. The circuit court of Cook County dismissed plaintiff’s complaint for want of equity, and plaintiff has brought a direct appeal to this court.

The antenuptial agreement in question provided that if Rose Petru should survive Miles Petru as his widow, she should receive the real estate occupied by him as a home and the sum of $50,000, in place and stead of any and all rights which she might have had as widow. After the execution of this agreement, the…