Legal Opinion
McAlister v. Abam-Samson
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 12, 2012No. A12A0862PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Dillard, Judge.
David McAlister appeals the trial court’s dismissal of his appeal related to an order to pay an attorney’s lien to John C. Dabney, Jr., for his representation of McAlister in a personal-injury action against Edith Abam-Samson.1 McAlister argues that the trial court (1) lacked statutory authority to dismiss the appeal for a delay in transmitting the record appendix and (2) erred in dismissing the appeal when the delay was not unreasonable, inexcusable, or caused by him. For the reasons set forth infra, we affirm.
The record reflects that McAlister filed a notice of appeal in the…
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