Lucas v. Bishop

G-rifetn Smith, Chief Justice.

Kenneth L. and Wilma Lucas were divorced May 21, 1951, when their only child, Nick Alvin, was slightly more than three years of age. Wilma married Kenneth when she was seventeen. Decretal findings were that Wilma had been guilty of abuse; contempt, and studied neglect. By consent custody of the boy was awarded the mother.

Charles Gr. Bishop, whose wife divorced him July 23, 1951, married Wilma two days later.

In June,’1951, Lucas sought an order divesting* Wilma of the custody to which he had agreed. He asserted that facts not known to him when the decree was…