Hughes v. Leonard
Supreme Court of Colorado
Error to Denver District Court, Hon. John A. Perry, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burke
The first question for consideration is the validity of this contract of separation. There is nothing in it which, under the laws of Colorado, is against public policy.
Attorneys for plaintiff in error urge that inasmuch as this contract fails to set forth a good cause for the separation, the contract is invalid. They admit that if a separation is “inevitable,” whether a property settlement is made or not, then a separation agreement settling the property rights of the parties may be made without violating public policy; but they further contend that such separation must, in the first…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Reed v. ReedMichigan Supreme Court · 1883
- French v. WoodruffSupreme Court of Colorado · 1898
- Smith v. SmithSupreme Court of Colorado · 1896
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- Matthews v. MatthewsCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1940
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