Donehoo v. Standifer

Jan 19, 1935
No. 10239
Reporters:
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Before:
Russell
Russell, Chief Justice.

Under the facts alleged, this case ‍‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‍is controlled by the decisions in Wallace v. Wallace, 142 Ga. 408 (2) (83 S. E. 113), Brown v. Parks, 169 Ga. 712 (151 S. E. 340, ‍‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‍71 A. L. R. 271), and Jackson v. Jackson, 179 Ga. 696 (177 S. E. 591), and is distinguished from Walker v. Hall, 176 Ga. 12 (166 S. ‍‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‍E. 757), in which there were no sufficient allegations of fraud upon the court of ‍‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‍ordinary. The court erred in sustaining the general demurrer and in dismissing the petition.

Judgment reversed.

All ‍‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‍the Justices concur. McElrealh & Scolt and George H. Perry, for plaintiff. Lowrey Slone and James TP. Harris, for defendants.