DocketNumber： 33037
Citation Numbers： 242 S.E.2d 107, 240 Ga. 592, 1978 Ga. LEXIS 721
Judges： Undercofler
Filed Date： 1/24/1978
Status： Precedential
Modified Date： 10/19/2024
Supreme Court of Georgia.
Miller, Beckmann & Simpson, John M. Tatum, for appellant.
Berry & McCallar, C. James McCallar, Jr., for appellee.
UNDERCOFLER, Presiding Justice.
The wife appeals from the judgment of divorce on the ground that the husband was illegally awarded alimony from her estate. The parties jointly owned their residence in Chatham County and two lots in Liberty County. The trial court granted the Chatham residence to the wife and the Liberty lots to the husband. Under Gorman v. Gorman, 239 Ga. 312 (236 SE2d 352) (1977), such a verdict by the court is authorized in the exercise of its equity powers. Lowry v. Lowry, 238 Ga. 593 (234 SE2d 509) (1977), is distinguishable because there the trial court illegally gave the husband an undivided one-half interest in property owned solely by the wife. The judgment is not contrary to law.
Judgment affirmed. All the Justices concur.
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company v. Elder , 240 Ga. 592 ( 1978 )
Lowry v. Lowry , 238 Ga. 593 ( 1977 )