Reynolds v. Tassin

This appeal involves the right to the custody of Bobby Joe Reynolds, the five-year-old son of appellant and appellee. The parties were married on May 13, 1934, immediately after appellant obtained a divorce from his first wife, with whom he had lived since 1916. ■ Appellant became engaged in commercial fishing soon after the marriage and the couple resided in a small houseboat on the river until the death of their first child, a daughter. They then moved back to West Helena where Bobby Joe was born October 18, 1940.

The parties separated in May, 1941, and appellee obtained a decree of divorce…