Alexander C. Hitz v. First Horizon

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,__________________ April 29, 2014 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A14A1330. ALEXANDER C. HITZ v. FIRST HORIZON. On May 2, 2013, the trial court entered final judgment in favor of First Horizon. Defendant Alexander C. Hitz did not file a timely notice of appeal. He subsequently filed an emergency motion for out-of-time appeal, asserting that his disbarred attorney failed to notify him of final judgment. The trial court denied the motion, and Hitz filed this appeal. An out-of-time appeal is a judicially-created remedy that…