Hitchens v. Safe Deposit & Trust Co.

Laura May Hitchens, the wife of Herbert Henry Hitch-ens, entered into a separation agreement with him on June 11, 1928, whereby he agreed, among other things, to pay her, as “permanent alimony”, the sum of $50 per month until January 1, 1929, and thereafter the sum of $65 per month, until the estate of John H. Hitchens, the grandfather of Herbert, “shall have been finally settled and the said husband receive his distributive share in said estate, at which time the said husband does hereby agree to pay over to the said wife, her heirs, personal representatives and assigns, in lump sum, one…