Tyre v. Lewis

MARVEL, Vice Chancellor:

Nina H. Tyre, the widow of John H. Tyre, brings this action against her stepdaughter, Clara Madeline Lewis, individually and as executrix of her late father’s estate. She seeks an order rescinding an ante-nuptial agreement executed by Mr. and Mrs. Tyre prior to their marriage on October 3, 1961, which agreement provided essentially that the parties thereto thereby renounced any interest in the other’s estate.

Plaintiff contends that such agreement is void because of the fact that when Mr. and Mrs. Tyre executed the agreement in question, one of the witnesses thereto…