Rice v. Rice

This is an appeal from an order denying a motion to amend a decree awarding the custody of Joe Edward Rice, an infant.

On August 18th, 1925, the mother, Iola Clara Rice, to whom we shall refer as appellee, sued the father, Richard M. Rice, to whom we shall refer as appellant, for a divorce and the custody of their minor child, Joe Edward Rice, then two years old, alleging extreme cruelty as grounds for divorce. Appellant in a cross-complaint charged appellee with desertion and asked for a divorce and the custody of the child. The case was tried in October, 1927, and resulted in a decree…