R v. E

RUARK, Presiding Judge.

This is a suit under Section 452.150, R.S. Mo., V.Á.M.S., brought by the mother against the father for custody of two young children. Although the pleadings are lengthy, we believe a summary will aid not only to explain the issues which were before the trial court but, also, to shorten the detailing of the voluminous evidence.

The petition (filed April 11, 1961) states: that the parties are parents of a girl child, aged three and a half years, and a boy, aged two and a third years; that the father and mother are living apart, and the father has physical possession of the…