Legal Opinion

Odom v. Odom

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 12, 1953No. 18022PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Wyatt, Justice.

A petition to set aside or modify a judgment in a divorce case must be based upon “good and sufficient grounds” which must meet the requirements for a new trial in *453substance and form. See Code (Ann. Supp.), § 30-101; and Carnegie v. Carnegie, 206 Ga. 77 (55 S. E. 2d, 583), and cases there cited. The motion to set aside in the instant case is based upon the sole ground that the trial judge erroneously denied a motion, which was based upon the illness of the defendant, to continue the case when it was called for trial. Such a motion to continue must be supported by an affidavit…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. O'Barr v. AlexanderSupreme Court of Georgia · 1867
  2. Pope v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1945
  3. Carnegie v. CarnegieSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
  4. Mosley v. BridgesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1941

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Harper v. MayesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1953

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