Legal Opinion

Brown v. Farkas

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 13, 1943No. 14414PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Bell, Presiding Justice.

1. Where a husband and a wife were living in a state of separation and the wife was suing the husband for divorce and alimony, they could enter into a valid and enforceable contract settling the issue as tb alimony. Chapman v. Gray, 8 Ga. 341; McLaren v. McLaren, 33 Ga. Supp. 99; Sumner v. Sumner, 121 Ga. 1 (3) (48 S. E. 727); Watson v. Burnley, 150 Ga. 460 (104 S. E. 220); Gore v. Plair, 173 Ga. 88 (159 S. E. 698); Caudle v. Caudle, 181 Ga. 144 (181 S. E. 669); Hayes v. Hayes, 65 Ga. App. 222 (15 S. E. 2d, 626).

2. Where such a contract was entered into for the purpose…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Sumner v. SumnerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
  2. Wise v. WiseSupreme Court of Georgia · 1923
  3. Melton v. HubbardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
  4. Watson v. BurnleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1920
  5. Chapman v. GraySupreme Court of Georgia · 1850

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. Ramsay v. SimsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1952
  2. Berry v. BerrySupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
  3. McKie v. McKieSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
  4. Henson v. Airways Service, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1964
  5. Allen v. WithrowSupreme Court of Georgia · 1959

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