Norris v. South Side Atlanta Bank

Ordinarily a motion to set aside a judgment lies only for defects on the face of the record. Artope v. Barker, 74 Ga. 462; Sweat v. Latimer, 119 Ga. 615 (46 S. E. 835). But “even though the defect may not appear upon the face of the record, a court of law is not deprived of jurisdiction to- grant relief against judgments irregularly or improperly obtained, upon timely application by petition, with rule nisi or process and service upon the necessary parties.” Schofield’s Sons Co. v. Vaughn, 40 Ga. App. 568 (150 S. E. 569). Thus where there is no jurisdiction of the court over the person of the…