Legal Opinion

Chambers v. Chambers

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 10, 1950No. 17047PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Atkinson, Presiding Justice.

A person who is non compos mentis, though not legally adjudged to be an insane person, is incapable of being legally served with a petition for divorce; and a judgment in an uncontested divorce suit which is predicated upon such service may be set aside in a proceeding by a next friend. Code, §§ 110-709, 110-710; Perry v. Fletcher, 46 Ga. App. 450 (1) (167 S. E. 796); Henry & Co. v. Johnson, 178 Ga. 541 (5c) (173 S. E. 659).

' No. 17047. April 10, 1950. R. P. Johnston and Vester M. Ownby, for plaintiff in error. Martin McFarland and Roger H. Bell, contra.

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2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Henry & Co. v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1933
  2. Perry v. FletcherCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1933

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Collins v. CollinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1961
  2. Lowery v. BrowningSupreme Court of Georgia · 1956
  3. Chambers v. ChambersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951

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