Legal Opinion
Shepherd v. Shepherd
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 13, 1977No. 32014PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bowles, Justice.
This appeal is from an order of the DeKalb Superior Court vacating an earlier judgment of that court which held the husband-appellee in contempt for failure to pay alimony. In vacating the order, the trial judge found that the husband had never been personally served with the wife’s motion for contempt, and, therefore, the court was without jurisdiction of the person in the contempt hearing.
This is the fifth appearance of this case in this court. See Shepherd v. Shepherd, 231 Ga. 257 (200 SE2d 893) (1973); s. c., 232 Ga. 354 (206 SE2d 460) (1974); s. c., 233 Ga. 228 (210 SE2d…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Matthews v. Fayette CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Heath v. MillerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Bigham v. KistlerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- Shepherd v. ShepherdSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Daniel v. YowSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
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3Cited by5 opinions
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