Legal Opinion
Hatchett v. Hatchett
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 20, 1977No. 32820PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Justice.
Appellant received a divorce on the pleadings, and at the trial of the remaining issues an agreement was reached on all issues except for the allowance of attorney fees for appellee. This agreement was made the order of the court, and this order reserved the issue of attorney fees for a later determination. Attorney fees have been awarded, and appellant appeals only this judgment.
The only argument made by appellant is that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to award attorney fees after entering a judgment disposing of all other issues, even though the trial court in its order…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hodges v. HodgesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Pinkerton & Laws Co. v. ROBERT & CO. ASSOCIATESCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- Federated Insurance Group v. PittsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
- Smith v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Johnson v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Burger v. BurtonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE & LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. v. KelchCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
- J. E. E. H. Enterprises, Inc. v. Montgomery Ward & Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
- Odom v. OdomSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Shick Moulding & Frame Co. v. EdwardsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
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