Legal Opinion

Walker v. Walker

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 22, 1966No. 23655PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Quillian, Justice.

The Appellate Practice Act of 1965, §§ 4 and 5 (Code Ann. §§ 6-802, 6-803; Ga. L. 1965, pp. 18, 20, 21, as amended, Ga. L. 1966, pp. 493, 495, 496), requires that an appeal to be held valid must be taken from an appealable decision or judgment of the trial court. Where, as in this case, the record discloses there is no judgment of the trial court of the date and description of that appealed from, the requirement of the statute is not met. Gibson v. Hodges, 221 Ga. 779 (147 SE2d 329). The omission is fatal; the appeal must be

Submitted September 15,1966 Decided September 22,…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Gibson v. HodgesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1966

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Insurance Co. of North America v. JewelCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
  2. Herring v. R. L. Mathis Certified Dairy Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
  3. Hardnett v. US FIDELITY & GUARANTY COMPANYCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
  4. Harrison v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
  5. Olson v. Austin Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1967

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