Somerville v. Somerville

MOREMEN, Chief Justice.

By a judgment of the Mason Circuit Court entered April 14, 1956, appellee, John W. Somerville, was granted a divorce from appellant, Ann Doris Somerville. The parties had three sons, Mike, Bill and Jim, who, at the time, were eight, four and two years old. The court placed the two older children with the father. The mother was granted custody of the youngest boy and was awarded the sum of $300 per month “for the care, maintenance and support of herself and child.”

Appellant believes the court erred in failing to award custody of all the children to her and insists, in…