Cantrell v. Laidlaw

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Thiele, J.:

This appeal involves the validity of an antenuptial contract, and grows out of the following:

J. S. Cantrell was married to Myrtle L. Ball on October 7, 1926, and they lived together as husband and wife until the death of J. S. Cantrell, intestate, on May 23, 1940. After his death his daughter, Pearl C. Laidlaw, was appointed and duly qualified as the administratrix of his estate. During the course of the administration of the estate a controversy arose with the widow respecting her interest in the estate, and a petition was filed in the…