Legal Opinion

Worley v. Southernaire Corp.

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 13, 1973No. 27797PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Nichols, Justice.

This is a companion appeal involving the same litigation as Southernaire Corp. v. Worley, 230 Ga. 486. After summary judgment was granted the defendants, such judgment was stayed for a period of sixty days. After the notice of appeal had been filed, the plaintiffs sought and obtained from the trial court a supersedeas during appeal. The defendants appealed and the sole enumeration of error complains of the grant of supersedeas after the notice of appeal was filed. Held:

1. While in a civil action the trial court loses jurisdiction *490upon the filing of a notice of appeal (Aetna…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. BullingtonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
  2. Southernaire Corp. v. WorleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
  3. Stephens v. GeiseSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Cooley v. All the WorldSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981

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