Jachne v. Bleuler

BROOM, Justice:

Mrs. Jachne appeals from a decree of the Chancery Court of the Second Judicial District of Harrison County, Mississippi. At a hearing in the absence of appellant, custody of her child was taken from her and awarded to. the child’s father (appel-lee). The chief issue is whether or not sufficient testimony was presented at the hearing to warrant modification of a prior decree.

Appellant and appellee were divorced in 1969. The divorce decree awarded custody of the parties’ minor son, Norman Earl Bleuler, IV, unto appellant. On July 12, 1972 the appellant filed a petition to modify…