DOUGLAS v. DOUGLAS

No. 672.

146 So.2d 227 (1962)

Kenneth Wayne DOUGLAS, Plaintiff and Defendant in Rule and Appellee, v. Martha Louise Lee DOUGLAS, Defendant and Plaintiff in Rule and Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

November 5, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Watson & Watson, by Jack C. Watson and Sue Watson, Lake Charles, for defendant-appellant (plaintiff in rule).

Lloyd E. Hennigan, Jr., Lake Charles, for plaintiff-appellee (defendant in rule).

Before FRUGÉ, SAVOY and CULPEPPER, JJ.


CULPEPPER, Judge.

The mother, as plaintiff in rule, seeks to change a prior child custody order granting custody of a nine year old girl to the father. After hearing on the merits, the district judge recalled the rule to show cause and allowed the prior custody order in favor of the father to stand. The mother, plaintiff in rule, appeals.

The principal issue on appeal is whether this case is controlled by the holding...

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