SMITH v. SMITH

No. 52045.

142 N.W.2d 421 (1966)

Dorothy Marie SMITH, Appellee, v. John P. SMITH, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

May 3, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ted Sloane, Des Moines, and Roger S. Plunkett, Austin, Minn., for appellant.

Gamble, Read, Riepe, Martin & Webster, Des Moines, for appellee.


STUART, Justice.

Appellant has been prevented from visiting his children under order of court since June 1958. He seeks to secure visitation privileges. Custody is not an issue.

The parties were married in 1945. At the time of hearing on appellant's application in 1965, the ages of their four children were: Diana 19, Arthur 17, Nancy 10 and Kathleen 8. In February 1958, appellant physically abused his wife and son. As a result of these episodes, he was admitted...

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