Peeler v. . Peeler

The principal question involved on this appeal is whether P. A. D. Peeler is released by paying into court the sum of $300. "We think not.

The intent of the parties is arrived at by taking into consideration all the paper-writings relating to the controversy, the condition of the parties and the purpose for which they were entered into. The setting surrounding the parties when the paper-writings were signed, the family relationship, the purpose of the entire paper-writings on the subject, must all be considered in arriving at the intent. In re Westfeldt, 188 N. C., 711; Brown v. Brown, 195 N.…