Stewart v. Stewart

Duckworth, Justice.

The county in which a suit for divorce must be filed is fixed by the constitution. Code, § 2-4301. It is there provided that if the defendant is a resident of the State, suit must be brought in the county where the defendant resides; and if the defehdant is a non-resident of the State, then suit must be brought in the county in which the plaintiff resides. There are no exceptions to this rule, and a failure to observe it deprives the court of jurisdiction, which renders void any judgment or decree therein. Haygood v. Haygood, 190 Ga. 445 (4) (9 S. E. 2d, 834, 130 A. L. R.…