Johnson v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Grice, Justice.
This is an appeal from the grant of a summary judgment recognizing and establishing an alimony judgment rendered in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a judgment of the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia, and temporarily restraining and enjoining the defendant here from failing to comply with its terms.
However, “it is now well settled by the decisions -of this court that a suit on a foreign judgment for alimony is simply an action on a debt of record, and not an ‘alimony case’ within the meaning of the constitutional provision fixing the juris*148diction of this court.” Belcher…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Burress v. MontgomerySupreme Court of Georgia · 1918
- Jarvis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
- Henderson v. HendersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1952
- O'Quinn v. O'QuinnSupreme Court of Georgia · 1961
- Belcher v. BelcherSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Benefield v. HarrisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
- Gray v. LoperCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
- Connell v. ConnellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
- Connell v. ConnellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969