Legal Opinion
Boyd v. JohnGalt Holdings, LLC
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 28, 2012No. A12A1500PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Branch, Judge.
Nathaniel and Lucy Boyd appeal the simultaneous dismissal of two earlier attempts to appeal rulings of the trial court. The chief issue before us is whether the trial court erred when it denied them pauper status with regard to their first appeal. We hold that the court’s ruling on that issue was erroneous as a matter of law and that the effect of the error controls resolution of the remaining issues on appeal.
The facts relevant to our decision are undisputed. In October 2005, the Boyds brought suit for trespass and ejectment against JohnGalt Holdings, LLC, alleging JohnGalt…
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