Griess v. Griess

Plaintiff, Johanna Griess, and defendant, Gideon J. Griess, who were married February 2, 1923, are the mother and father of 11 children. On September 21, 1953, plaintiff was granted a decree of absolute divorce from defendant because of extreme cruelty. At that time, the two oldest sons lived and worked away from home and were emancipated. The decree found and adjudged that plaintiff was a suitable person to have the custody, and she was awarded the custody of all other nine children. Three of them were sons, respectively 17, 13, and 5 years old. The other six were daughters, respectively 15,…