Legal Opinion
Pope v. Pope
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 10, 2003No. S03F1423PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEARS, Presiding Justice.
In this divorce case, the appellant, Mary Pope, contends that the trial court erred in setting aside a judgment that had been entered in her favor against the appellee, Claud Pope. For the reasons that follow, we conclude that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in setting aside the judgment. Accordingly, we affirm.
Ms. Pope filed this divorce action against Mr. Pope in April 2001. Mr. Pope, who was not represented by counsel, was personally served with the petition for divorce, but did not file any responsive pleadings. The case subsequently was scheduled for…
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