Massey v. Clay

BRADLEY, Judge.

The appeal is from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Marshall County denying a petition for modification of a prior decree of said court relating to child custody and refusing to grant a new trial.

Appellant had petitioned the trial court to modify the previous decree that had awarded custody of the parties’ minor daughter to the appellee-father. The petition averred that there were changed circumstances since the divorce decree that warranted awarding custody of said child to her.

There was a hearing held by the court at which seven witnesses testified. At the conclusion of the…