Campbell v. Jefferson

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Frazer,

The pleadings and evidence in this case reveal that Mrs. Olive Campbell, a resident of the Borough of Butler, a widow, at the time 44 years of age, appellant, on or about February 7, 1925, entered into an agreement of marriage with William M. Fairman, a widower, then 89 years old, a citizen of the Borough of Punxsutawney. On the same date Fairman executed and delivered to appellant, in consideration of the engagement referred to, a paper, clearly testamentary in form and substance, as follows:

“When I pass out of this life, I give and direct Thirty Thousand…