Hammond v. Hammond

This is a controversy over the custody of a child named William W. Hammond, who was born in Omaha, June *86126, 1918. Plaintiff is the mother and defendant the father of the child. The action is one for divorce on the ground of extreme cruelty. A decree in favor of plaintiff was rendered January 14, 1919, and the custody of the child was committed to defendant’s mother, Katherine Hammond, until the further order of the court. On motion filed by plaintiff May 20, 1919, the trial court modified the original decree July 12, 1919, and committed the care and custody of the child to plaintiff, the…