Gilbert v. Swilley

This case involves the custody of Kelly Gilbert, the three-year-old daughter of the appellant John G. Gilbert and the appellee Gayle Gilbert Swilley. When the couple were divorced in February of 1961 the court awarded the custody of the child to the other two appellants, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Gilbert, who are John G. Gilbert’s father and stepmother. After the divorce the child’s mother married Conrad Swilley. Early in 1962 Mrs. Swilley filed a petition asking that she be given the custody of her child. The chancellor granted that relief. In seeking a reversal the principal appellants, Mr. and…