Hollenbeck v. Glover
Supreme Court of Georgia
Habeas corpus. Before Judge Littlejohn. Sumter superior court. October 22, 1906.
1Opinion of the CourtAtkinson, J.
1. Decrees rendered with consent of counsel, when there-is no fraud, are obligatory upon their clients, the consent of the attorneys being in law the consent of the parties they represent. When a final decree is by its terms founded on consent, if the alleged consent-was wanting for lack of mental concurrence by one of the parties, suelr party is not at liberty to gainsay the record and raise that question collaterally. Williams v. Simmons, 79 Ga. 649.
2. A decree in a divorce suit, providing for the custody of children, is prima facie evidence of the legal right to their custody in the person…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Williams v. CrosbySupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Williams v. SimmonsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1888
3Cited by11 opinions
- Milner v. GatlinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912
- Drake v. DrakeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Fortson v. FortsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
- Estes v. EstesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
- Morehead v. AllenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1909
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