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In Weeks v. L'Ecluse (177 N.Y.S. 284), where a husband was in the act of abandoning his wife, and she agreed with him upon the amount of money necessary for her support, such a covenant for maintenance, contained in an agreement contemplating immediate separation, is valid, whether made directly or through the medium of a trustee, and is not in violation of public policy, was the conclusion of LEHMAN, J., Special Term, New York county, writing the opinion.
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April, 1918.
Present — Clarke, P.J. Laughlin, Smith, Page and Shearn, JJ.
Order affirmed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements, with leave to defendant to withdraw demurrer and to answer on payment of costs. No opinion.