Glidewell v. Morris

Decided November 15, 1906

Mississippi Supreme Court · decided 1906-11-15

Erom the chancery court of, second district, Chickasaw county. JIon. John Q. Robins, Chancellor. Glidewell, the appellant, was complainant in the court below; Mrs. Morris, the appellee, was respondent there. Erom a decree in favor of respondent, the complainant appealed to the supreme court.

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Decided 1906-11-15

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Whitfield, C. J.,

¶1delivered the opinion of the court.

¶2After careful consideration of the record, we are constrained to differ from the learned chancellor in the court below in thé conclusion reached by him in this case. The polestar in such an inquiry is the interest of the child, and in view of the case made by this record we think it is clear that that interest is best sub-served by awarding- his custody to his' father. Hibbette v. Baines, 78 Miss., 695 (29 South. Rep., 80; 51 L. R. A., 839).

¶3Reversed, and a decree here for appellant.