Bufford v. Bufford

Nichols, Justice.

Tom Webb Bufford filed suit for divorce against Eva Rorie Bufford in Wilkes County, Georgia. Service was perfected upon the defendant in Fulton County, Georgia. The defendant filed a plea to the jurisdiction in which she alleged that she was a resident of Fulton County, and at the hearing upon the issue of the court’s jurisdiction the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff which was made the judgment of the trial court. Thereafter, defendant’s ■motions for a new trial, based upon the usual general grounds only, and for a judgment non obstante veredicto were overruled and…