Legal Opinion

Pierce v. Pierce

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 1, 1978No. 33159PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Bowles, Justice.

This is an appeal by the husband from a divorce and alimony judgment. The wife filed suit for divorce and alimony in the Superior Court of DeKalb County based upon alleged cruel treatment. The husband answered, and by cross complaint sought a divorce on the same ground. The court’s final judgment and decree, which approved a jury’s verdict in favor of the wife, granted the parties a divorce a vinculo matrimonii, awarded the wife the family home and its furnishings, a cashier’s check in the amount of $872.89, and an automobile. The husband was ordered to pay the wife "the sum…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Perdue v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
  2. Herndon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1934
  3. Davis v. AkridgeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1945
  4. Smith v. GoodwinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
  5. Johnson v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1908

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Citizens & Southern National Bank v. HaskinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
  2. Stephen W. Brown Radiology Associates v. GowersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  3. In Re BeasleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  4. Nelson v. MillerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
  5. Duncan v. DuncanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993

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