Legal Opinion
Dixon v. Dixon
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 14, 1948No. 16300PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Duckworth, Chief Justice.
1. A decree of divorce can not be set aside,
under the provisions of the act of 1946 (Ga. L. 1946, pp. 90, 91; Code, Ann. Supp., § 30-101), within the thirty-day period before it becomes final except upon “good and sufficient grounds.” Allison v. Allison, 204 Ga. 202 (48 S. E. 2d, 723); Gault v. Gault, 204 Ga. 205 (48 S. E. 2d, 819).
2. Where one employs counsel to represent him in a divorce action and . such counsel agrees with counsel for the opposite party to a decree which is entered by the court, such decree will, in the absence of a violation of express directions…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Williams v. SimmonsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1888
- Elliott v. ElliottSupreme Court of Georgia · 1937
- Adkins v. BryantSupreme Court of Georgia · 1909
- Allison v. AllisonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948
- Gault v. GaultSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Robertson v. RobertsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
- Phillips v. PhillipsNew York Supreme Court · 1958
- Smith v. Emory UniversityCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Wilson v. N. E. Isaacson of Georgia, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Harrison v. HarrisonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
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