Sargent v. Sargent
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtVan Fleet, J.
Appellant and respondent are husband and wife. This action was brought by the husband to have awarded to him the exclusive custody and control of Lillie W. Sargent, the minor daughter of the parties, aged thirteen years—the sole issue of the marriage—then living with the mother.
The court found that the parties, in April, 1890, entered into a contract of separation, wherein it was agreed that by reason of unhappy differences the parties should live separate and apart during the continuance of their *542matrimonial obligations, unless they should mutually agree to resume them; that the wife should…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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