O'Brien v. O'Brien

197 Cal. 577 ·

Supreme Court of California · Filed December 2, 1925

Published · citable Cited by 2

Holding

The court held that an oral antenuptial agreement to devise property by will is unenforceable under the Statute of Frauds and that marriage and the subsequent execution of a will do not constitute sufficient part performance to remove the agreement from the statute's operation.

Statutes construed

CIV § 3386

Cited by (2)

ANN M. SHABRICK, Appellant, v. FLORENCE GENIEVE MOORE, as Executrix, etc., Respondent (1961) 195 Cal. App. 2d 56
EMIL OFFEMAN, Respondent, v. ROBERTSON-COLE STUDIOS, INC. (a Corporation), Appellant (1926) 80 Cal. App. 1