West v. West

The issue involved in this case is the custody of a fourteen-months-old child, which necessarily encompasses what provision is best for the welfare of the infant involved, the latter being paramount.

This cause was originally instituted in the Children’s Court of Spartanburg County by the respondents, the mother and maternal grandmother respectively, against the appellant, the father of the child.

The Children’s Court of Spartanburg County, after taking considerable testimony, awarded the custody of the child to the appellant. Thereupon an appeal was made to the Court •of Common Pleas for…