Langley v. Langley

Supreme Court of Georgia

Langley v. Langley

139 S.E. 821, 165 Ga. 122, 1927 Ga. LEXIS 322

Supreme Court of Georgia·Decided October 14, 1927·No. No. 6006·Published

Opinion

Gilbert, J.

This is a suit for divorce based upon the ground-of adultery. The only evidence tending to support the petition [123]*123was that of a confession. The court directed a nonsuit, and the petitioner excepted. No error was thus committed. “The confessions of a party to acts of adultery or cruel treatment should be received with great caution, and if unsupported by corroborating circumstances, and made with a view to be evidence in the cause, should not be deemed sufficient to grant a divorce.” Civil Code (1910), § 2949; Head v. Head, 2 Ga. 191, 210; Buckholts v. Buckholts, 24 Ga. 238; Woolfolk v. Woolfolk, 53 Ga. 661; Rorie v. Rorie, 132 Ga. 719, 724 (64 S. E. 1070).

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur.

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Gilbert, J.

This is a suit for divorce based upon the ground-of adultery. The only evidence tending to support the petition [123]*123was that of a confession. The court directed a nonsuit, and the petitioner excepted. No error was thus committed. “The confessions of a party to acts of adultery or cruel treatment should be received with great caution, and if unsupported by corroborating circumstances, and made with a view to be evidence in the cause, should not be deemed sufficient to grant a divorce.” Civil Code (1910), § 2949; Head v. Head, 2 Ga. 191, 210; Buckholts v. Buckholts, 24 Ga. 238; Woolfolk v. Woolfolk, 53 Ga. 661; Rorie v. Rorie, 132 Ga. 719, 724 (64 S. E. 1070).

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur.

Langley v. Langley, 139 S.E. 821, 165 Ga. 122, 1927 Ga. LEXIS 322 (Ga. 1927).

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