Homburger v. Homburger
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Head, Justice.
“The judgment of a court having no jurisdiction of the person or subject-matter, or void for any other' cause, is a mere nullity, and may be so held in any court when it becomes material to the interest of the parties to consider it.” Code § 110-709.
In the present case the plaintiff contends that the judgment rendered in Fulton Superior Court, granting a total divorce between the' parties, is void because the court rendering the judgment had not acquired jurisdiction by service upon her in the manner provided by law.
Code § 81-206 (as amended, Ga. L. 1946, pp. 761, 770) provides…
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