Swart v. Security-First National Bank

DRAPEAU, J. pro tem.

On June 30, 1928, in the “Little Church Around the Corner” in the city of New York, Perry Z. Benton Swart and Pearl Tinsley Johnson were married. It was the third marriage for Mrs. Swart, her two former husbands having died. From her first husband’s estate she received a large amount of money and property, the income of which was sufficient to enable her to live in affluent circumstances. This income was used by Mr. and Mrs. Swart in maintaining a fine home in Los Angeles, and in extensive domestic and foreign travel.

For the purpose of taking care of a portion of her…