Schaffer v. Schaffer

Mrs. J. C. (Katherine) Schaffer probated a claim for $16,341.04 against the Estate of John C. Schaffer. On a contest by the executrix, the court disallowed the claim in its entirety; and Mrs. Schaffer appealed.

The claim arose in this way: On May 5, 1931, a decree was entered by the Chancery Court of Perry County, in the case of J. C. Schaffer v. Mrs. J. C. Schaffer, which recited that an agreement had been previously entered into by the parties, and that Schaffer had executed and delivered a note for $2,200. The decree adjudged that he pay her monthly alimony of $125, as long as their son…