Sacksell v. Barrett

On May 24, 1941, the plaintiff and Vivien Maxwell, in contemplation of their approaching marriage, executed a written contract under seal. It recited that each desired to retain full ownership and possession of any property he or she then owned or might subsequently acquire and that upon his or her death the survivor should have no claim to it. By its terms each was to have to his or her sole and separate use, free from interference and control by the other, the property of which he or she was seised or possessed at the time of the marriage or which he or she might thereafter acquire. It…