Bascom v. Carpenter

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE ADAIR:

In 1931 Geraldine L. Bascom and William C. Bascom intermarried at Miles City, Montana. No children were born of this marriage but after a number of years had elapsed the couple duly adopted a female child born April 12, 1946, at Bremerton, Washington, whom'they named Cherianne Kay Bascom.

In August 1948, in the district court of Yellowstone county, Geraldine L. Bascom brought suit for divorce against William C. Bascom, on the grounds of extreme cruelty. She also asked for the care and custody of the adopted child and for a monthly allowance for the support and…