BANKSTON v. BANKSTON

No. 13434.

355 So.2d 58 (1978)

James H. BANKSTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Nina Faye Miller BANKSTON, a/k/a Mrs. Johnnie Joe Denny, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 1, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack & Jack by Wellborn Jack, Jr., Shreveport, for plaintiff-appellant.

Smitherman, Smitherman, Lunn, Hussey & Chastain by Walter F. Johnson, III, Shreveport, for defendant-appellee.

Before PRICE, HALL and JONES, JJ.


HALL, Judge.

At issue in this case is the custody of the seven-year-old son of the divorced plaintifffather and defendant-mother. Although the child has lived with his father since the parties last separated in 1973, with brief exceptions, the district court found that it would be in the best interest of the child that his custody be awarded to the defendant-mother. The father has appealed from a judgment rendered accordingly. For reasons expressed in this opinion...

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