Fortson v. Fortson
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Head, Justice.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) Art. 6, sec. 4, par. 1 of the Constitution (Code, § 2-3201) provides: “The superior courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction in.cases of divorce: dir criminal cases where the offender is- subjected to loss of life, or confinement in the penitentiary, in cases respecting titles to land,- and equity cases.” It is clear that judges-of the superior ■courts -in this State have exclusive jurisdiction in all cases of ■-divorce-under the above paragraph of the constitution. It is equally clear that the paragraph' above cited makes no reference ■ to…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Williams v. CrosbySupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Kniepkamp v. RichardsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
- Milner v. GatlinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1915
- Brandon v. BrandonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
- Fortson v. FortsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Robinson v. AshmoreSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Sams v. OlahSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
- Peeples v. NewmanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1952
- King v. KingSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
- Crawford v. BakerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1952
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