Buchanan v. Buchanan

The opinion of the court whs delivered by

Benson, J.:

The question to be decided is whether a judgment awarding the custody of a boy to his mother shall be disturbed.

The parents have been married for ten years. The son, Vefnice, is between four and five years old. Another son is of the age of eight years. The father and mother have not lived happily together for the last five years. In a suit for divorce the father withdrew his answer, the cause was tried, and a judgment for divorce was rendered against him for his fault. The custody of the older child was awarded to the mother, but Vernice…