Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Lewis
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 28, 1972No. 26911PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Gunter, Justice.
1. "For sufficient cause, and with proper parties, a court of equity has jurisdiction to set aside a judgment rendered by the court of ordinary in a year’s support proceeding; and such a proceeding is a direct and not a collateral attack upon the year’s support judgment.” Hogg v. Hogg, 206 Ga. 691 (1) (58 SE2d 403).
2. "A judgment obtained by fraud is void and may for that reason be set aside by a court of equity.” Hogg v. Hogg, supra, (2); Code Ann. § 81A-160 (e) (Ga. L. 1966, pp. 609, 662, as amended).
3. "As a general rule, equity will grant no relief to one against whom an…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Hogg v. HoggSupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
- Ellis v. HoganSupreme Court of Georgia · 1918
3Cited by20 opinions
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- Alimenta (U.S.A.), Inc. v. StaufferDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1984
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