Mahaffy v. Mahaffy
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Des Moines Circuit Court. The plaintiff is the widow of William Mahaffy, deceased. As such, she made an application for an order of allowance, under section 2375 of the Code.
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Appeal from Des Moines Circuit Court. The plaintiff is the widow of William Mahaffy, deceased. As such, she made an application for an order of allowance, under section 2375 of the Code. The defendant, Alexander Mahaffy, as administrator of the estate, resisted the application, setting up by way of answer that the plaintiff, previous to her marriage with the decedent, entered into an ante-nuptial contract whereby, in consideration of $600, to be paid her out of the estate by the administrator thereof, she relinquished and surrendered all claims against the estate, and was to receive the said…
1Opinion of the CourtAdams, J.
— The defendant attached to his answer a copy *680of the ante-nuptial contract. The precise language of the contract on tire part of the plaintiff is as follows: “ In contemplation of the marriage aforesaid, with its rights and responsibilities, and. in consideration of the payment of the said sum of six hundred dollars, and six per cent interest thereon from the decease of the party of the first part until paid, I hereby agree and bind myself to receive and accept the said sum in full payment, and in entire and complete satisfaction, of all my rights of dower and inheritance as the widow and…
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- In re Estate of PeetSupreme Court of Iowa · 1890
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