Bowen v. Clayton County Hospital Authority

Pope, Judge.

Appellee moves to dismiss this appeal for the reason that the notice of appeal was filed more than thirty days after the entry of the final judgment. Code Ann. § 6-803(a). It appears from the record that the judgment was entered March 16,1981. A nunc pro tunc entry was made on March 19,1981 correcting the amount of the judgment. The *810notice of appeal was filed April 17, 1981.

Decided January 5, 1982. John L. Watson, Jr., for appellant. Sidney F. Wheeler, for appellees.

A nunc pro tunc entry does not extend the statutory period for filing a notice of appeal. Accord, Baxter v. Long,…