Cassell v. Cassell

Mrs. Mildred Isaacson Wassernian, formerly Mrs. Mildred Isaacson Cassell, and Phillip Cassell were divorced by a decree of the Chancery Court of Coahoma County on November 20, 1945'. The exclusive care and custody of the sole offspring of the marriage, Sidney Lee Cassell, a boy six months of age, was awarded to the mother.

On December 29, 1949, at a time when the boy was less than 5 years of age, Cassell filed his petition for a modification of the custodial decree so as to permit him to visit the boy and take him to his home in New York City at stated intervals. The answer objected to the…