Legal Opinion

Tuggle v. Tuggle

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 4, 1984No. 40379PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Weltner, Justice.

This interlocutory appeal raises questions involving jurisdiction and service of process.

The wife filed her sworn complaint for divorce in the Superior Court of Gwinnett County, alleging that her husband was a resident of that county. The husband was served by second original in DeKalb County.

By special appearance, he moved to dismiss the complaint for lack of jurisdiction, and alleging that he was a resident of DeKalb County. The trial court heard evidence on this issue and denied the motion.

1. The record contains no transcript of the evidence. We therefore must assume that…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Lowry v. Norris Lake Shores Development Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  2. Long v. Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. State v. StrickmanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  2. State v. RosenbaumSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  3. Huff v. ValentineCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  4. Bonner v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  5. Elrod v. ElrodSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000

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