Cummings v. Wood

Plaintiff R. E. Cummings, as administrator of the estate of E. F. Wood, instituted this action to have construed the provisions of an antenuptial contract entered into between E. F. Wood and Nellie J. Hays on June 3, 1920. The contract reads as follows:

‘ In view of marriage, we enter upon the following • agreement : .

“First: That in case of separation before the death of either, no claim on the other’s property will be made by either.

“Second: That in case of the death of E. F. Wood before the death of Nellie J. Hays, she shall receive during life the interest on the one-half of the wealth he…