Long v. Greenwood Homes, Inc.

Benham, Justice.

After judgment was entered against her in the Magistrate Court of DeKalb County, appellant Larue Long filed an appeal in superior court pursuant to OCGA § 15-10-41 (b) (1). Long then filed a *561voluntary dismissal in the superior court pursuant to OCGA § 9-11-41 (a) (1) (A)1 and timely filed a renewal action three months later. See OCGA § 9-2-61 (a). Appellee Greenwood Homes filed a motion for summary judgment in the renewal action, contending that, under OCGA § 5-3-7, the voluntary dismissal effectively reinstated the judgment entered by the magistrate court.2 The trial court…