Legal Opinion
Hamby v. Pye
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 14, 1943No. 14364PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bell, Presiding- Justice.
1. “The subsequent voluntary cohabitation of the husband and wife shall annul and set aside all provision made, either by deed or decree, for permanent alimony.” Code, § 30-217.
2. Where a wife recovers a judgment against her husband for a stated sum as permanent alimony and an additional sum as attorney’s fees, the attorney’s fees are treated as part of a total sum allowed as alimony, although they are to be paid to or for the wife’s attorney. Glenn v. Hill, 50 Ga. 94; Van Dyke v. Van Dyke, 125 Ga. 491 (2) (54 S. E. 537); Stokes v. Stokes, 127 Ga. 160 (2) (56 S. E.…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Roberts v. RobertsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
- Gosserand v. MonteleoneSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
- Bell v. BellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1926
- Johnson v. GeraldSupreme Court of Alabama · 1927
- Van Dyke v. Van DykeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Travis v. TravisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
- Brown v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1953
- Finch v. FinchSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
- Moss v. MossSupreme Court of Georgia · 1945
- Dempsey v. DempseySupreme Court of Georgia · 1948
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