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WILSON v. CHUMNEY

19984.

214 Ga. 120 (1958)

103 S.E.2d 552

WILSON v. CHUMNEY.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided April 11, 1958.

Rehearing Denied May 7, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Carpenter, A. Tate Conyers, for plaintiff in error.

Paul Webb, Solicitor-General, Amber W. Anderson, Eugene L. Tiller, contra.

Eugene Cook, Attorney-General, G. Hughel Harrison, Frank Edwards. Assistant Attorneys-General, John Tye Ferguson, John C. Scarborough, Deputy Assistant Attorneys-General, for party at interest not party to record.

DUCKWORTH, Chief Justice.

1. An order or judgment which merely declares the rights of the parties without an express command or prohibition is not one which may be the basis for a contempt proceeding for the failure to comply therewith. 12 Am. Jur. 406, § 24; Hammock v. Hammock, 209 Ga. 751 (76 S.E.2d 15). But it is no longer open to question in this State that a valid judgment...

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