Huff v. Stafford

BATEMAN, Justice.

This is a contest between the mother and stepmother of Bonnie Marie Huff, a minor, for her custody. At the close of the evidence, the mother having moved for an instructed verdict, the trial court withdrew the case from the jury and rendered judgment awarding custody to the mother.

Bonnie’s parents, Levi Huff and Katherine Revalo Huff, were divorced January 15, 1959. Pursuant to their agreement, the Domestic Relations Court awarded the custody of Bonnie, then three years of age, to her father and of her sister, Barbara Jean Huff, then five months of age, to her mother. Both…