Campbell v. Campbell

On June 16, 1951, plaintiff was awarded an absolute divorce from defendant upon the ground that he “has been guilty of extreme cruelty toward the plaintiff as alleged in the plaintiff’s petition.” Insofar as important here, such decree awarded plaintiff the exclusive care, custody, control, and education of William Thomas Campbell, their only child, who was then but two years and four months old. Defendant was given the right, however, to have such child on alternate Sundays and for two weeks during summer vacation unless sickness or other unavoidable circumstances prevented. In accord with a…