Goldsmith v. Goldsmith

The day these parties were married, plaintiff, the wife, pursuant to an antenuptial agreement, deposited $10,000 of her own money in the name of herself and her husband. She had refused to make him a gift of the funds. The husband was to open a business; the money was to be used for that purpose; or, in any event, as the court below found, “ for the mutual benefit of the plaintiff and her husband during their married life. ’ ’

No business was opened and soon after the marriage the parties separated. The money was deposited with the defendant National City Bank under what was labelled a “ JOINT…