Brodbeck v. Grant

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Rees

— Reversing.

This case presents for determination a question always delicate and usually difficult. The question is: Who is entitled to the custody of Betty Jane Grant, a nine year old girl, her mother or her paternal aunt in whose home she has lived since she was seven years of age? Custody of the child was awarded to her aunt, Mrs. Blanche' Knapp, and her mother, Mrs. Elsie Elizabeth Brodbeck, has appealed.

The chancellor based his judgment entirely on the marital records of appellant and her daughter, Carolyn Grant. Appellant is now married to her fourth…