HOOD v. ADAMS

No. 41123.

396 P.2d 483 (1964)

Zella HOOD, Plaintiff in Error, v. Gerald ADAMS, Defendant in Error.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

As Corrected November 4, 1964.

Rehearing Denied November 4, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Erwin & Erwin, Chandler, for plaintiff in error.

Richard James, Stroud, for defendant in error.


WILLIAMS, Justice.

The question to be decided in this appeal is whether the maternal grandmother or the father of a nine year old girl should be appointed guardian and have custody of such child following the death of her divorced mother who previously had had custody of the child.

Zella Hood, maternal grandmother, by petition filed in the county court, initiated this action for the appointment of herself as guardian...

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