Baker v. Southern Railway Co.

260 Ga. 115 (1990)

390 S.E.2d 576

BAKER

v.

SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY et al.

S89G0462.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided April 20, 1990.

Kelly, Denney, Pease & Allison, Paul R. Bennett, for appellant.

Neely & Player, Edgar A. Neely, Jr., Tami Lewis Brown, William C. Thompson, for appellees.

CLARKE, Chief Justice.

We granted certiorari in this case to decide whether the trial court was authorized to dismiss the appeal under OCGA § 5-6-48 (c) because of failure to timely file a transcript. OCGA § 5-6-42 provides that a transcript must be filed within 30 days after the filing of the notice of appeal unless…