McKay v. McKay
Oregon Supreme Court
Prom Crook: William L. Bradshaw, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice Harris. Alice McKay and Donald McKay were husband and wife, and Dorothy McKay, aged about 11 years, is their daughter. The plaintiff commenced a suit for a divorce. A trial resulted in a decree which grants a divorce to plaintiff, awards to her the custody of the child, and requires the father to pay to the clerk of the court the sum of $20 each month for the care and maintenance of the daughter.
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Prom Crook: William L. Bradshaw, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice Harris. Alice McKay and Donald McKay were husband and wife, and Dorothy McKay, aged about 11 years, is their daughter. The plaintiff commenced a suit for a divorce. A trial resulted in a decree which grants a divorce to plaintiff, awards to her the custody of the child, and requires the father to pay to the clerk of the court the sum of $20 each month for the care and maintenance of the daughter. Donald McKay appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harris
The defendant appealed from the entire decree, but the controversy now chiefly concerns the custody of the child. The appellant says in his printed brief that “if the child were a boy this appeal would not have been taken.” Although the oral arguments were directed almost exclusively to a consideration of the welfare of Dorothy McKay, nevertheless the evidence has been examined with care, and the conclusion is that the trial court did not make a mistake in granting the plaintiff a divorce.
Each parent desires the custody of the daughter; and it may fairly be assumed that each would try to…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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