Fitts v. Stone

On October 31, 1938, Mrs. Nellie Kuteman, a widow, and Mrs. Beatrice K. Stone, wife of Jerome S. Stone, were joint owners of a very large landed estate, situated in several counties in this State. Also, they owned jointly other .properties in this State, not classed as real property. On the date just mentioned, Mrs. Kuteman on the one side, and Mrs. Stone, joined by her husband, on the other side, entered into a written contract, by the terms of which they agreed and bound themselves to preserve and keep intact the above-mentioned properties, for a period of two years from the date of the…