State ex rel. Matheny v. Matheny

The relatrix, Mary Matheny, filed a suit against her husband for separate maintenance and support for herself and three minor children. To this suit the defendant filed a cross complaint for the purpose of obtaining a divorce. During the pendency of this suit the Circuit Court, Honorable Earl C. Latourette, Judge, presiding — now a member of this court — on July 22, 1946, made the following order:

“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the temporary custody of the minor children of plaintiff and defendant be and the same is awarded to plaintiff until the 1st day of August, 1946; that during…