Thomas v. Lambert

Jenkins, Justice.

It is deemed appropriate to make some elaboration of the second division of the sjdlabus, as to what persons, not parties to a previous judgment not void on its face, are authorized to attack directly its validity. Save for certain exceptions in favor of creditors or bona fide purchasers (Code, § 110-711), and others who may be excepted by statute, it is the general rule that none but the parties to a judgment can move directly for its nullification, that is, that “a third person not a party to the record can not go into a court and move to. set aside a judgment which is not *618a…