Sanders v. Colwell

248 Ga. 376 (1981)

283 S.E.2d 461

SANDERS

v.

COLWELL.

37467.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided October 27, 1981.

Smith, Smith & Collins, L. Joel Collins, for appellant.

Elkins & Flournoy, James A. Elkins, Jr., for appellee.

HILL, Presiding Justice.

Bobby Colwell and Ruby Strickland Colwell, now Sanders, were married in 1955 and divorced in 1974. When the decree was entered, a settlement agreement between the parties was made the order of the court. Although it purported to settle all issues between them, no mention was made of their home. When the husband sold the house in 1980, the purchaser placed…