Whitfield v. Whitfield
Supreme Court of Georgia
Application for alimony. Before Judge Pendletqn. Fulton superior court. June 21, 1906. Mrs. Tempie Whitfield filed a petition for alimony against her husband, Albert S. Whitfield. Process was annexed, and a rule nisi issued by the judge, returnable upon a named date.
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Application for alimony. Before Judge Pendletqn. Fulton superior court. June 21, 1906. Mrs. Tempie Whitfield filed a petition for alimony against her husband, Albert S. Whitfield. Process was annexed, and a rule nisi issued by the judge, returnable upon a named date. When this date arrived, it appearing that there had been no service upon the defendant, a new rule nisi was issued, returnable April 7, 1906. Subsequently the sheriff made a return that he had served the-defendant by leaving a copy of the petition and process at his most notorious place of abode. On April 16, 1906, the defendant…
1Opinion of the CourtCobb, P. J.
(After stating the facts.)
1. Counsel for the plaintiff in error, in his brief, contends that-a petition for alimony must be served personally, and that service-by leaving a copy at the most notorious place of abode is insufficient. It is stated, in the brief, that a special appearance was entered for the purpose of objecting to the service. The record fails to disclose-this. The only reference to the objection to the service is in that portion of the bill of exceptions referred to in the statement of' facts. As this statement, in reference to the motion to dismiss, immediately follows the…
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