Cohn v. Scott
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeai, from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Charles M. Walker, Judge, presiding. In February, 1902, the appellant obtained a decree of divorce from appellee on the ground of extreme and repeated cruelty. The particulars of that case do not appear in the record here.
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Appeai, from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Charles M. Walker, Judge, presiding. In February, 1902, the appellant obtained a decree of divorce from appellee on the ground of extreme and repeated cruelty. The particulars of that case do not appear in the record here. Appellee did not defend the suit', and it was arranged at the time that he should have the custody of the one child of said marriage. The decree provided: “It is further ordered by the court that the sole care, custody and control of the…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam :
The great weight of the evidence in this record upholds the conclusion reached by the Appellate Court that appellee is, both by character and financial ability, a fit person to have the care and custody of his child, while the evidence as to appellant’s personal fitness tends to prove the contrary. In disposing of the custody of children the primary object should always be the good of the child. (Hewitt v. Long, 76 Ill. 399; In re Smith, 13 id. 138.) Parental example has great influence in the development of young children, and due regard should be had to the character and conduct…
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