Legal Opinion
Brown v. Sheridan
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 13, 1951No. 33432, 33439PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTownsend, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts): A decree of divorce awarded in another State or country may be collaterally attacked on the grounds of lack of jurisdiction and fraud, in its procurement. Marchman v. Marchman, 198 Ga. 739 (32 S. E. 2d, 790); Christopher v. Christopher, 198 Ga. 361 (31 S. E. 2d, 818); Azar v. Thomas, 206 Ga. 588 ( 57 S. E. 2d, 821). Certainly this rule applies where the defendant fails to appear. See Johnson v. Muelberger, -U. S.-- (Case No. 296, decided March 12, 1951). The Alabama decree obtained by Hoyt Sheridan in 1945 was successfully attacked by the respondent in…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Drawdy v. HestersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1908
- Trustees of Jesse Parker Williams Hospital v. NisbetSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
- Murchison v. GreenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Hamilton v. BellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1926
- Christopher v. ChristopherSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Scott v. JeffersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- Smallwood v. BickersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Zurich Insurance Co. v. CraftCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
- Rush v. HoltzclawCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
- St. Paul-Mercury Indemnity Co. v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1953
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