Riggle

This cause was heard upon the issues raised by the complaint and the answer, and was submitted to the court for decision upon an agreed statement of facts and additional evidence. The court, having fully considered the matter, now finds in favor of the plaintiff and orders judgment in her favor in the sum of $10,585.32, with interest at the rate of six percent per annum from January 16, 1939.

Findings and judgment to be presented by the plaintiff under Local Rule 8.

As a guide to counsel in preparing the findings, the Court states briefly its grounds for decision:

The fundamental question relates to the nature of the “Agreement of Property Settlement”, dated April 23, 1928, which later was modified by the agreement of November 3, 1932. While it is true that there are in the agreement words of relinquishment of certain rights or obligations arising out of the marital relation of the parties, the agrdement is of the type commonly used in California in settling property rights of parties who are separated and contemplate divorce. At the time the agreement was entered into, Rose G. Riggle called herself a resident of Reno, Nevada. We know from the record that she acquired this…