Bryant v. Bryant

Where the jurisdiction of a court of equity has been wrongfully invoked and a final decree obtained upon false allegations of jurisdictional facts, the defendant, being free from laches, may obtain relief by way of motion to vacate such final decree and a decree pro confesso upon which it is based. The decree rendered in such a case, being valid on its face, where there is nothing in the record showing it otherwise, is not void but merely voidable, as where the facts showing the lack of jurisdiction can only be established by matters dehors the record. Sawyer v. Gustason, 96 Fla. 6, 118 So.…