Davis v. Albritton
Supreme Court of Georgia
Appeal. Before Judge Pendleton. Fulton superior court. October 31, 1905. Mrs. Davis, an heir at law of one Carrie May, deceased, filed her petition against Mrs. Albritton, to the May term, 1905, of-the court •of ordinary of Fulton county, in which she sought to have set aside a judgment, rendered by that court at the February term, 1905, ■establishing a copy of the will of the said Carrie May, and admitting the same to probate in solemn form.
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Appeal. Before Judge Pendleton. Fulton superior court. October 31, 1905. Mrs. Davis, an heir at law of one Carrie May, deceased, filed her petition against Mrs. Albritton, to the May term, 1905, of-the court •of ordinary of Fulton county, in which she sought to have set aside a judgment, rendered by that court at the February term, 1905, ■establishing a copy of the will of the said Carrie May, and admitting the same to probate in solemn form. She sought to have the judgment set aside on the grounds, (1) that the court rendering it was without jurisdiction of the person or property of the…
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
(After stating the facts.)
1. The general rule of law unquestionably is, that when a court ■of competent jurisdiction has rendered a judgment in relation to .any subject-matter within its jurisdiction, the presumption arises *518that it had before it sufficient evidence to authorize it to award such judgment; and said judgment will be conclusive as to the subject-matter which it purports to decide. But to this general rule there are acknowledged limitations, growing out of circumstances. In the case of Boyd v. Glass, 34 Ga. 256, it was said: “If a court have jurisdiction of a question, and acts…
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