Legal Opinion

Lovett v. Zeigler

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 7, 1968No. 24498PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mobley, Justice.

Gertrude Lovett, also known as Gertrude Zeigler, appealed from a judgment denying her motion to set aside a judgment of Screven Superior Court granting a divorce to George Comer Zeigler. The grounds of the motion to set aside were: (1) The judgment was entered without notification to the appellant that the cause would be tried, and without a jury, although she had specifically requested in writing a trial by a jury. (2) A prior undissolved marriage is not a ground for divorce, and the judgment and decree for divorce on such ground is void.

“A motion to set aside must be…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Kicklighter v. KicklighterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1961
  2. Gearllach v. OdomSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
  3. Graves v. CarterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
  4. Ray v. DooleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1952

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. United States v. AliCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2009
  2. Argo v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  3. United States v. AliCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2009
  4. United States v. Kanadi AliCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2009

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