Legal Opinion
Osteen v. Osteen
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 26, 1979No. 35109PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Nichols, Chief Justice.
This court granted appellant’s application for interlocutory appeal from an order of the trial court declaring the alimony statutes unconstitutional. The order in this case was entered after the decision in Orr v. Orr,-U. S.-(99 SC 1102,59 LE2d 306) (1979) and Stitt v. Stitt, 243 Ga. 301 (253 SE2d 764) (1979). Subsequent to the order of the trial court, the General Assembly enacted Senate Bill 18 (Ga. L. 1979, p. 466), which cured the constitutional defect in the alimony statutes. The appellant contends that this court should apply the law as it now exists and reverse…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- City of Valdosta v. SingletonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
- Fulton County v. SpratlinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1954
- Calhoun v. State Highway DepartmentSupreme Court of Georgia · 1967
- Stitt v. StittSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
- State Highway Department v. CalhounCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
3Cited by19 opinions
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- Houston v. HoustonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
- Powell v. ThorsenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
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