Brooks v. Kearns

Prior to the marriage of complainant with defendant in 1860, and in view of that event soon to take place1, the property which is the subject of this litigation, together with other real property situated in other States, was conveyed to a trustee for the benefit of complainant, and by joining in the execution of the deed defendant signified his consent to its provisions, and accepted the same in lieu of “ all.right or claim he might have in the estate of his intended wife.” What the conditions of the original trust were do not appear from anything in the record. Afterwards, in 1861, the…