American Medical Security Group, Inc. v. Parker

SEARS, Chief Justice.

The controlling issue in this granted petition for certiorari is whether a party may directly appeal an order that finds that the party has committed an act of wilful contempt in failing to comply with a prior discovery order and that dismisses the party’s answer and enters a default judgment as to liability as a sanction under OCGA § 9-11-37 (b) (2) (C). We conclude that such an order is not directly appealable as a contempt judgment under OCGA § 5-6-34 (a) (2) where, as in the present case, it does not impose a sanction that is available for criminal contempt and does…