Howell v. . Howell

The plaintiff entered into a contract with his wife, the defendant Edith Howell, and the defendant G. A. Briggs, her father, that the daughter of the plaintiff, Lucy Howell, might remain with her mother, Edith Howell, at the home of said G. A. Briggs until said child should reach the age of 6 years, when she should be returned to her father. The plaintiff soon after said contract, obtained a divorce from his wife on the ground of her adultery, and the decree provided that the custody of the child should be left open for further orders of the court. There has been no decree fixing the custody…