WEBB v. DAIGER

No. 2789, 2790.

173 A.2d 920 (1961)

Donald O. WEBB, Appellant, v. Sallie P. DAIGER, Appellee. Sallie P. DAIGER, Appellant, v. Donald O. WEBB, Appellee.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided September 29, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell Hardy, Sr., Washington, D. C., with whom Russell Hardy, Jr., Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for Donald O. Webb.

Philip F. Herrick, Washington, D. C., with whom John S. Yodice, Washington, D. C., and Francis E. P. McCarter, Newark, N. J., were on the brief, for Sallie P. Daiger.

Before HOOD and QUINN, Associate Judges, and SMITH, Chief Judge of The Municipal Court for the District of Columbia, sitting by designation.


HOOD, Associate Judge.

This action was brought by a father against his former wife for custody of their young daughter. The mother opposed the father's claim to custody and by counterclaim sought to compel him to contribute to the support of the child. After full hearing the trial court dismissed the claim and denied the counterclaim. Both parties have appealed.

The parties were married in August 1955; the child was born to them in June 1956; they separated...

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