Patel v. Epps

Barnes, Presiding Judge.

Because Mrunalini Patel appeals from an order of the superior court reviewing the decision of a special master appointed under the Auditors Statute, OCGA § 9-7-1 etseq., she was required to follow the discretionary appeal procedure mandated by OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (1). Rather than follow that procedure, Patel filed a direct appeal under OCGA § 5-6-34. Consequently, we must dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction.

The record shows that Patel and Thomas Epps own adjoining residential lots in an Atlanta subdivision. When Patel began constructing a concrete wall, a…