Scott v. Remley

The plaintiff is the widow of Hugh A. Scott, deceased, and the executrix of his estate. They were married in Arkansas in 1915 and removed from that state to California in 1919. On October 25, 1928, Hugh A. Scott executed a will in which he made the plaintiff his sole legatee. On November 7, 1928, a written agreement was entered into between these parties in which it was provided that the husband would give to the wife the sum of $4,000, and that all property then owned or later acquired by either, should be the separate property of the respective parties. The $4,000 was paid to the plaintiff…