Custody of Collentine v. Collentine

The question presented on this appeal, though somewhat troublesome, is very narrow: Was the court warranted in awarding the part-time custody of Marcia to her grandparents over the objection of her father?

The material facts are not in dispute. Edward Collentine and Blanche Johnson were married on March 17, 1928. On May 2d thereafter, Marcia was born. After the marriage Blanche Collentine and her child continued to reside with her parents, and to be almost wholly supported by them, until May 2, 1929, when she died. After the death of his wife Edward Collentine sought to obtain the custody of…