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KESTER v. KESTER

No. 11996.

257 N.W.2d 731 (1977)

Joan Ann KESTER, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Richard Lee KESTER, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided September 28, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred M. Winkler of Lynn, Jackson, Shultz, Ireland & Lebrun, Rapid City, for plaintiff and appellant.

William H. Coacher, Sturgis, for defendant and respondent.

DUNN, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment entered by the Circuit Court of the Seventh Judicial Circuit granting custody of a minor child* to the father, Richard Kester, on May 6, 1976. The father had also been awarded temporary custody of the child pending trial of the matter. The parties were both granted a divorce on the grounds of mental cruelty, but that part of the judgment is not being appealed. We reverse and direct...

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