Mason v. Currier

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “It is not necessary that there be a previous dispute or controversy between the members of the family before a valid family settlement may be made.”
• “Family-settlement agreements are favorites of the law. Courts of equity have uniformly upheld and sustained family arrangements in. reference to property.... The motive in. such cases is to preserve the peace and harmony of families.” (citations omitted)
• “Family-settlement agreements are favorites of the law. Courts of equity have uniformly upheld and sustained family arrangements in- reference to property.... The motive in such cases is to preserve the peace and harmony of families.” (citations omitted)
• omitting a \contest or controversy\ requirement

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).