Legal Opinion
Newton v. Newton
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 9, 1970No. 25796PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Almand, Chief Justice.
This appeal is from an order setting aside, on motion of the defendant, a final decree for divorce and alimony.
On November 25, 1968, Alice Powell Newton filed her petition against James Thomas Newton, Jr., in the Superior Court of Colquitt County, in which she prayed for a total divorce, alimony and attorney’s fees, and demanded a jury trial. Personal service was had on the defendant on November 25, 1968.
On March 29, 1969, at the October term of Colquitt Superior Court, the court, without the intervention of a jury, and the defendant neither appearing in person nor by a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Dodd v. DoddSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
- Milhollin v. MilhollinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1958
- Glosson v. GlossonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1955
- Manning v. ManningSupreme Court of Georgia · 1967
- Prewett v. PrewettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1959
3Cited by10 opinions
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- Gibson v. GibsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
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