McVey v. Chester

JOHNSON, Chief Justice.

This proceeding originated in the County Court of Grady County, Oklahoma, on petition for the appointment of Bertha Chester, paternal grandmother of Wilma Jean, Carol Sue, and Tommy Joe Chester. Mrs. Ella McVey, mother of the three minor children filed a protest against the appointment of Mrs. Chester and asked that she, and not Mrs. Chester, be appointed as guardian of both the persons and estates of her children. Upon hearing the County Court appointed Mrs. Chester as guardian of the children’s persons and estates.

Upon appeal to the District Court and trial de novo,…