Nutt v. Nutt

This appeal involves the custody of Frieda Nutt, the infant daughter of Wayne U. Nutt and his former wife, Judy. The custody of the child was awarded to the father under the decree from which is this appeal. The parties were married April 12, 1941, and their only child, whose custody is the subject of this litigation, was born July 6, 1942.

Appellee, the husband and father, was drafted into the military service on May 21, 1943, in which service he continued until discharged, during which time he served overseas eleven' months and seventeen days. During appellee’s absence overseas his wife…