Legal Opinion · Dissent

Crenshaw v. Crenshaw

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 17, 1996No. S96A0363Published

1DissentCarley, Justice

The final decree in this divorce case was entered on February 13, 1995. In the next term of court, Sophia Crenshaw filed a motion to set aside under OCGA § 9-11-60 (d), contending that she had no notice of the date of trial. The trial court recognized that, if Mrs. Crenshaw had filed either a motion to set aside within the term or a timely motion for new trial, it would have had the discretion to grant the relief she sought. However, the trial court denied Mrs. Crenshaw’s motion to set aside because it failed to set forth any grounds for relief under OCGA § 9-11-60 (d). A plurality of this…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
  2. Spyropoulos v. John Linard EstateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  3. Brown v. Citizens & Southern National BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  4. Green v. GreenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  5. Wiley v. WileySupreme Court of Georgia · 1975

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