Hoch v. Hoch

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wertz, J.:

This was a divorce case. Plaintiff sued her husband for divorce upon the grounds of gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty, and asked the trial court to approve a postnuptial contract settling the property rights of the parties and fixing the amount of alimony to be paid the wife in the event of divorce. This contract was entitled “Separation Agreement” and was attached to and made a part of the petition.

The contract stated that the parties desired to amicably settle their rights, one toward the other, with respect to their property, and…