Harrison v. Harrison

The object of this suit in equity is to require the repayment to the plaintiff of a fund of $12,000 paid by him to the Continental Trust Company under an agreement which he alleges to be void as against public policy. From a decree dismissing the bill of complaint, on demurrer, the plaintiff, has appealed.

The agreement was executed in July, 1928. It was primarily between the plaintiff and his wife, but appended to it was an acceptance by the trust company of the trust which it created in regard to the fund in controversy. The reasons and considerations for the agreement are stated in the…