Legal Opinion

Homburger v. Homburger

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 15, 1957No. 19648PublishedCited by 7 opinions

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…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. TapleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1916
  2. Millis v. MillisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1927
  3. Parish v. ParishSupreme Court of Georgia · 1861
  4. Steele v. SteeleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948
  5. Stiles v. StilesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1936

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Bazemore v. BurnetCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
  2. Dunn v. DunnSupreme Court of Georgia · 1965
  3. Mason v. CarterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1967
  4. Long v. FinchDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1971
  5. Bray v. CrossCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1958

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