Cox v. Cox
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Per curiam
1. The court erred in overruling the plea of res judicata. Under the decision in Wilkinson v. Wilkinson, 159 Ga. 332 (125 S. E. 856), the petition set out a cause of action for a divorce on the ground of cruel treatment, and also of willful and continued desertion. The *94prior suit, which was dismissed on general demurrer, set out the same state of facts. The petitions in both of the suits having alleged the same state of facts; whether one is called a suit based upon cruel treatment and the other a suit based upon willful and continued desertion, the dismissal of the former suit is a bar to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Wilkinson v. WilkinsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1924
- Smith v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
3Cited by3 opinions
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