Legal Opinion
Hinson v. Hinson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 30, 1962No. 21795PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Grice, Justice.
The question for our determination is whether, in view of the undisputed facts, the trial court was authorized to vacate the decree of divorce. The trial was conducted and the decree was obtained in a county other than the one in which the action was filed, although in the same judicial circuit. No notice of the time and place of such trial was given to the other party or her counsel.
On December 8, 1961, John B. Hinson filed suit for divorce against Roberta E. Hinson, a Florida resident, in the Superior Court of Charlton County, Georgia. Service by publication upon the…
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- Allen v. AllenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1962
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