Legal Opinion
Brown v. Associates Financial Services Corp.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 19, 1986No. 42624, 42625PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, Justice.
This court granted certiorari to consider the construction to be given to OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (6), which requires an application to appeal in “all actions for damages in which the judgment is $2500 or less.” The Court of Appeals found that the intent of the statutory scheme in OCGA § 5-6-35 is to alleviate the massive caseloads in the appellate courts by providing for discretionary review rather than right of direct appeal in certain types of cases. Brown v. Assoc. Financial Services Corp., 175 Ga. App. 553 (333 SE2d 888) (1985). We agree. However, we disagree with their holding…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Southeast Ceramics, Inc. v. KlemSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- City of Brunswick v. ToddSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
- Brown v. Associates Financial Services Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
3Cited by34 opinions
- City of Brunswick v. ToddSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
- McClure v. GowerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
- Turner v. TaylorCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
- Webster v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
- Pathfinder Payment Solutions, Inc. v. Global Payments Direct, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2018
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