Commonwealth ex rel. Johnson v. Pinder

Opinion by

Hoffman, J.,

This is an appeal by Norman Earl Johnson from the denial of custody of his 19 month old son. The court awarded the child’s custody to Mrs. Hattie Pinder, the child’s maternal grandmother, on the ground that the child’s interests would best be served if he remained with her.

Appellant and his first wife, the child’s mother, were married on September 9, 1967. After the honeymoon, appellant returned to Carbondale, Illinois where he had been attending college. He worked there for several months for the funds necessary to resume his studies in March of 1968. Appellant’s wife…