Damm v. Damm

Goldie E. Damm commenced divorce proceedings against her husband, John Damm, Jr., in the fall of 1926, on the grounds of desertion and nonsupport; she asked for alimony, temporary and permanent, attorney’s fees and suit money, and for the custody of their minor child, George, then five years of age. Defendant, by answer and cross-complaint, denied the allegations of the complaint filed and charged plaintiff with desertion; he prayed for a decree of divorce and for the custody of the child, alleging that plaintiff was not a lit person to care for the boy.

Issue being joined, a trial was had,…