New York Court of Appeals May 28, 1929 (American Surety Co. v. Conner)

Cardozo, Ch. J.

Conner, the manager of a savings bank, stole its money for many years till at last the total of his thefts was about $100,000. In 1923 he proposed marriage to Bessie Barker, who was then seeking a divorce from her husband. She promised to marry him on obtaining her divorce if he would make provision for her future.