Azar v. Thomas
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Duckworth, Chief Justice.
1. A foreign, decree of divorce may be collaterally attacked upon the grounds of fraud in its procurement and lack of jurisdiction without offending the full faith and credit clause of the Constitution of the United States, if there had been no actual notice of the suit or provision for the same to the non-resident defendant, and constructive notice was relied upon to give the foreign court jurisdiction. Green v. Whatley, 158 Ga. 628 (123 S. E. 871); Cochran v. Cochran, 173 Ga. 856 (162 S. E. 99); Durden v. Durden, 184 Ga. 421 (191 S. E. 455); Adams v. Adams, 191 Ga.…
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Reed v. ReedSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
- Brown v. ParksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
- Nash v. NashSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
- Marchman v. MarchmanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1945
- Cochran v. CochranSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Brown v. SheridanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1951
- Mayo v. OwenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
- Norton v. CoffieldSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1960
- Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co. v. ReedCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1951
- Azar v. THUMA, Alias THOMASSupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
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