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Edwards v. Edwards

Supreme Court of Georgia
Jul 2, 1979
257 S.E.2d 524 (Ga. 1979)

Opinion

34893.

ARGUED MAY 15, 1979.

DECIDED JULY 2, 1979.

Alimony, etc. Gwinnett Superior Court. Before Judge Merritt.

G. Hughel Harrison, for appellant.


In this case a jury awarded the wife as alimony 15 acres of land out of a 91-acre tract. Because of a delay in obtaining a survey, a decree of divorce and judgment for alimony was not entered until 15 months later. The husband moved to deny alimony because the wife had remarried during this intervening period. The trial court denied the motion because the wife's subsequent marriage was invalid in the absence of a decree of divorce. We agree. We find also that the trial court's refusal to charge that desertion bars alimony, if error, was harmless.

Judgment affirmed. All the Justices concur.


ARGUED MAY 15, 1979 — DECIDED JULY 2, 1979.


Summaries of

Edwards v. Edwards

Supreme Court of Georgia
Jul 2, 1979
257 S.E.2d 524 (Ga. 1979)
Case details for

Edwards v. Edwards

Case Details

Full title:EDWARDS v. EDWARDS

Court:Supreme Court of Georgia

Date published: Jul 2, 1979

Citations

257 S.E.2d 524 (Ga. 1979)
244 Ga. 17