Legal Opinion

Colvin v. Colvin

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 11, 1955No. 18892Published

1Opinion of the Court

Mobley, Justice.

The wife complains in her motion to modify or set aside the verdict and decree, that the trial court erred in instructing the jury: “Now the court charges you with respect to recohabitation; that if the parties in good faith effected a reconciliation and intended to live together as husband and wife, there is a recohabitation. Cohabitation by a man and woman as husband and wife is living in the same or common place of abode. The assumption of privileges and benefits, and this may include participation in sexual relationships although the mere casual acts of sexual intercourse…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Phinizy v. PhinizySupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
  2. Chapman v. GraySupreme Court of Georgia · 1850
  3. Powell v. PowellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
  4. Weeks v. WeeksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1925
  5. Brown v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1953

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