Bignon v. Bignon

Candler, Justice.

The exception here is to a judgment awarding custody of a minor child to its mother. The father contends that the judgment is contrary to the evidence and an abuse of the discretion vested in the trial judge. Held:

Where the trial judge in awarding custody of a minor child as between divorced parents, as was the ease here, exercises a sound legal discretion, his judgment in making an award will not be controlled by this court. Code, §§ 30-127, 74-107; McDowell v. Gould, 166 Ga. 670 (144 S. E. 206). While the evidence in the instant case respecting the fitness of the respective…