DAWSON v. DAWSON

No. 49369.

88 N.W.2d 117 (1958)

Fern DAWSON, Appellee, v. Francis J. DAWSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

February 11, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey & Salisbury, Newton; and Life & Davis, Oskaloosa, for appellant.

Hammer & Matthias, Newton, for appellee.


WENNERSTRUM, Justice.

Francis J. Dawson, the defendant in a prior divorce proceedings, wherein a divorce was granted to his wife Fern Dawson, later made application to modify the decree. He sought to have the custody of the parties' minor child, Glenn Francis Dawson, given to the mother in the original decree, changed to him. The trial court held the applicant had failed to show a substantial change in conditions to justify a modification of the decree and denied...

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