Harley v. Harley

• Decision Date: 08 September 1961
• Docket Number: No. 21308,21308
• Citation: Harley v. Harley, 121 S.E.2d 640, 217 Ga. 205 (Ga. 1961)
• Parties: John HARLEY et al. v. Juanita Combs HARLEY.
• Court: Georgia Supreme Court

Page 640

121 S.E.2d 640

217 Ga. 205

John HARLEY et al. v.Juanita Combs HARLEY.

No. 21308.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Sept. 8, 1961.

Walton Hardin, Washington, for plaintiffs in error.

Colley & Orr, Wilbur A. Orr, Jr., Washington, Rupert A. Brown, Athens, for defendant in error.

Syllabus Opinion by the Court.

HEAD, Presiding Justice.

Under the facts of this case, the discharge of the resident defendant did not divest the court of jurisdiction of the two nonresident defendants, since the nonresident defendants waived the right to object to venue when, after the discharge of the resident defendant, they filed an additional pleading to the merits.Hudgins Contracting Co. v. Redmond, 178 Ga. 317, 173 S.E. 135;Burger v. Noble, 81 Ga.App. 759, 59 S.E.2d 761;92 C.J.S.Venue§ 124, pp. 820-822;56 Am.Jur. § 40, p. 44.Therefore the trial court properly overruled the nonresident defendants' later motion to strike, in the nature of a general demurrer, raising the question of jurisdiction.

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur.