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BYRD v. RIGGS

18502.

210 Ga. 473 (1954)

80 S.E.2d 785

BYRD v. RIGGS.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided March 9, 1954.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. G. Neville, Wm. J. Neville, B. H. Ramsey, Sr., J. P. Dukes, W. Roscoff Deal, for plaintiff in error.

Geo. M. Johnston, Fred T. Lanier, Robert S. Lanier, contra.

DUCKWORTH, Chief Justice.

1. Courts of law have jurisdiction to set aside their own judgments upon petition with rule nisi or process attached and filed after the term at which the judgment was rendered upon the ground that such judgment was procured by fraud or other irregularity that renders it voidable. Union Compress Co. v. A. Leffler & Sons, 122 Ga. 640 (50 S. E. 483); Davis v. Albritton, 127 Ga. 517 (56 S. E. 514, 8 L. R. A. ...

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