Whipple v. Wessels

From the record in this case it appears that in June, 1898, the plaintiff in error, Don W. Whipple, married Lucy Y. A. Adams, then widow of James A. Adams, deceased. That at the time of this marriage, Lucy Y. A. Adams was the mother of two children, Myrtilla and James C., defendants in error here., That all of the property involved in this action was the property of Lucy Y. A. Adams at the time of her marriage to Whipple, derived by her from and upon the death of her former husband.

Prior to the marriage of Mrs. Adams to Whipple, the parties entered into an ante-nuptial agreement, whereby she…