Crites v. Crites

This case again presents the age-old problem of parental custody of children of tender years. Ordinarily the resolution of such matters by the trial court is not disturbed unless the record discloses an abuse of discretion. When such matters are extended over a considerable period of time and many appearances in court, it is excusable for any judge to appear to have yielded to aggravation and to follow natural inclinations and make expressions and enter orders that are not in keeping with the record. Such here appears.

Plaintiff in error, referred to herein as the mother, and the defendant…