Wenz v. Wenz

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Jones,

Juanita M. Wenz, the appellee, on April 22, 1959, filed a complaint in equity in the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County against her alleged husband, Earl Wenz, Éarl Wenz, Inc., and Wenz Farms, Inc., seeking certain relief under an oral antenuptial agreement.

The defendants were promptly served and on June 1, 1959, filed an answer in which they contested the validity of the marriage between the plaintiff and Earl Wenz, the individual defendant. Eight days later (viz., on June 9) Wenz, then being subject to the jurisdiction of the Lehigh County Court with…