Legal Opinion

Crutchfield v. Lawson

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 21, 2014No. S13A1611PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Melton, Justice.

Following the trial court’s denial of his motion to set aside a ruling finding him to be in contempt of a divorce decree, Alvah Matthew Crutchfield (Husband) appeals, contending that the trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over this case. For the reasons set forth below, we find that Husband challenges venue, not subject matter jurisdiction, and that Husband affirmatively waived any objections on the face of the record. Accordingly, we affirm.

The record shows that Husband and Julie Gravitt Lawson (Wife) were granted a final divorce by the Superior Court of Paulding…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Ledford v. BowersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  2. Abushmais v. ErbySupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  3. Hopkins v. HopkinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  4. Goodrum v. GoodrumSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
  5. Zeagler v. ZeaglerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941

8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. PNC Bank, National Ass'n v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
  2. Mosley v. LancasterSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
  3. GS CLEANTECH CORPORATION v. CANTOR COLBURN, LLPCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2022

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API