Gallagher v. Die

McDONALD, Chief Justice.

This is a divorce and custody case. Ap-pellee, Melba Ruth Die, filed suit for divorce and for custody of her minor children, against her husband, John D. Die, in the District Court of Jefferson County. Thereafter Tom Gallagher and wife, appellants, intervened seeking care and custody of 2 of the children, Mary Louise age 7, and T. J. age 4. There were other in-tervenors, but they and their contentions are not involved in this appeal. Trial was to a jury which found that: 1) the husband John D. Die had been guilty of cruel treat ment toward appellee; and 2) that it was…