McKAY v. RUFFCORN

No. 48767.

73 N.W.2d 78 (1955)

Russell S. McKAY, Appellee, v. Teresa Fay RUFFCORN, Defendant, June Ruffcorn Andersen, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

November 15, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ross F. Caniglia, Council Bluffs, and Paul A. Harmon, Omaha, Neb., for appellant.

Kenneth Acrea, Missouri Valley, for appellee.


GARFIELD, Justice.

This is another of the many regrettable controversies that come before us involving custody of a child. Fortunately there is little doubt, as the trial court found, this child has received excellent care, since she was nine months old, in the home of her aunt and uncle and her best interests and welfare will be promoted by permitting her to remain there.

June Alexander and Charles Ruffcorn were married in 1943. She was 15, he was 18. Teresa...

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