GERRIG v. SNEIRSON


344 Mass. 518 (1962)

183 N.E.2d 131

SAMUEL GERRIG, trustee, vs. SUMNER SNEIRSON.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

June 11, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis Kobrin (Simon B. Stein with him) for the defendant.

Samuel Leader for the plaintiff.

Present: WILKINS, C.J., WHITTEMORE, CUTTER, KIRK, & SPIEGEL, JJ.


WILKINS, C.J.

On June 20, 1957, a written contract with trustees was made by Claire J. Sneirson and her husband, the defendant, who were living apart. The contract recited that she had brought a divorce libel in the Probate Court for Middlesex County, and contained the provision which now presents an underlying issue of interpretation: "Contingent upon the procuring by the wife of an absolute decree of divorce the husband agrees as follows: (a) To pay to the wife...

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