Legal Opinion
Collins v. Collins
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 18, 1927No. 6004PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHines, J.
1. Where a woman having a living husband marries another ’ man, the second marriage is void. Civil Code (1910), §§ 2930, 2931, 2935; Curlew v. Jones, 146 Ga. 367 (91 S. E. 115); Perkins v. Levy, 158 Ga. 896 (124 S. E. 799).
2. The second marriage being void, the woman can not recover alimony from the man she so marries. Morgan v. Morgan, 148 Ga. 625 (97 S. E. 675, 4 A. L. R. 925).
3. A married woman who marries another man, knowing that her husband is still living, and when the marriage has not been dissolved by divorce, perpetrates a fraud upon the man whom she so marries and who is ignorant…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Preston v. HamSupreme Court of Georgia · 1923
- Morgan v. MorganSupreme Court of Georgia · 1918
- Dickerson v. DickersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1917
- Perkins v. LevySupreme Court of Georgia · 1924
- Curlew v. JonesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1917
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Merry Bros. Brick & Tile Co. v. HolmesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1938
- Christopher v. ChristopherSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
- Lister v. ScriverCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
- Dh Overmyer Company, Inc. v. Joe Summers Roofing Company, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
- Barnett v. BarnettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
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