Legal Opinion
Matthews v. Matthews
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 12, 1998No. S97A1763PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Thompson, Justice.
We granted a discretionary appeal in this divorce case and asked this question: Did the trial court err in finding that wife’s demand for a jury trial was untimely under the provisions of OCGA § 19-5-1 (a)?
Rosalind Matthews sued Lionel Matthews for divorce and the case was set for trial during the week of October 14, 1996. Husband filed an answer on October 14, and the trial court sounded the case at the calendar call that same day. Because wife sought a continuance five days previously, the trial court continued the case and set it down for a bench trial on November 25.
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- State v. JohnsonMontana Supreme Court · 1978
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