RILEY v. RILEY

[No. 338, September Term, 1964.]

239 Md. 363 (1965)

211 A.2d 748

RILEY v. RILEY

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided June 29, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel H. Pachino, with whom was George D. Edwards on the brief, for the appellant.

Solomon Liss for the appellee.

The cause was argued before HAMMOND, HORNEY, MARBURY, SYBERT and BARNES, JJ.


HORNEY, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

In this case where there was ample evidence of opportunity to commit adultery but a dearth of evidence of an adulterous disposition, the primary question on appeal is whether the chancellor erred in awarding custody of the minor children of the parties to the mother rather than to the father who was granted a divorce on the ground of desertion.

Ronald Riley and Constance Riley were married in March of 1958. Two...

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