McCoy v. Briegel

MATTHES, Judge.

This action involves the custody of plaintiff’s son, Richard D. Briegel. Plaintiff has appealed from an order overruling her motion to modify and denying her custody of Richard. Inasmuch as an attack is made against the validity of the original order which denied plaintiff custody, it is essential that the proceedings antedating and following the questioned order be reviewed.

On December 22, 1947, following service on the defendant by publication, plaintiff was divorced from the defendant by a judgment rendered in the Circuit Court of Lincoln County, Missouri. Instead of…