Guardianship of De Ruff

This is an appeal from an order awarding the custody of defendant’s minor son, nine years of age, to the child’s maternal grandmother.

The essential facts are these:

Defendant and his wife are divorced. The present action was instituted by the maternal grandmother of the minor child of defendant and Ms divorced wife, seeking the custody of said child, whom after a hearing the trial court awarded to plaintiff. The trial court failed to make a finding that defendant, the father of the child, was an unfit person to have the custody of his minor son.

This is the sole question to be determined:

Was it…