Thompson v. St. Louis Union Trust Co.

This is an action to enforce an antenuptial

oral contract entered into between respondent and her deceased husband, Charles Henry Thompson, whereby he agreed to leave all of his property to her if she would marry him and give up her employment of 27 years, thereby losing her pension rights to which she would be entitled if she worked 3 more years. The trial court decreed specific performance of the oral contract. From that decree the appellants have duly appealed.

Respondent and the deceased, Charles Henry Thompson, became acquainted in 1917 when they were both employed in the office of the…