Dearden v. Dearden

CROCKETT, Justice:

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment denying her a divorce and granting one to the defendant on his counterclaim and awarding him custody of their daughter, then 2J4 years old. She contends that the evidence does not justify the trial court’s action, but to the contrary requires a decree in her favor, and that she have custody of the child.

The parties married at Sugarville, Utah on May 26, 1958, and thereafter resided in Fillmore. Their daughter was born on December 24, 1960. During most of the marriage defendant worked as a truck driver which necessitated his being away from…