Hartnell v. Hartnell

This appeal is from an order giving the mother custody of three minor daughters of the parties. The Hartnells were divorced on November 18, 1950. The decree then awarded the divorce to the father, the appellant in this matter, and gave him the custody of the parties’ four minor children, three little girls and a hoy, then respectively eight, six, five and two years of age. Shortly thereafter and during the following years, Mrs. Hartnell instituted unsuccessfully several proceedings prior to this one, looking to a modification of the original decree with respect to custody. Her last effort…