Spaulding v. Spaulding

278 N.W.2d 639 (1979)

Marlene G. SPAULDING, Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

Jerry R. SPAULDING, Defendant and Respondent.

No. 12483.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Argued February 21, 1979.

Decided May 10, 1979.

William H. Coacher, Sturgis, for plaintiff and appellant.

Thomas E. Brady, of Richards & Hood, P. C., Spearfish, for defendant and respondent.

FOSHEIM, Justice.

This is a divorce action. The trial court granted child custody to the respondent father. The propriety of that determination is the only issue on appeal.

The parties were married on May 24, 1967. They have two sons, Kody and Kacee Spaulding.…