Bullock v. Sand

Barnes, Judge.

Paul Bullock, defendant below, has filed a direct appeal under OCGA § 5-6-34 (a) of the superior court’s grant of partial summary judgment to Lisa Sand in his de novo appeal to the superior court of a magistrate court’s judgment in Sand’s favor.

Our first consideration is whether we have jurisdiction over this appeal. Atlantic-Canadian Corp. v. Hammer, Siler &c. Assoc., 167 Ga. App. 257 (1) (306 SE2d 22) (1983). Although not raised by the parties, this court does not have jurisdiction to consider this appeal because an application to appeal under OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) was required.

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