Legal Opinion

Oliver v. Green

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 29, 1999No. A99A1547PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Miller, Judge.

Tommie Green instituted dispossessory proceedings against Marguerite Oliver, claiming Oliver failed to pay rent pursuant to a lease agreement. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Green on the dispossessory and against Oliver on her counterclaims for repairs and reimbursement. Acting pro se, Oliver appealed, claiming the evidence did not support the verdict. Oliver did not include a transcript of the evidence in the appellate record.

The appellant has the burden to show error by the record. Brown v. Frachiseur 1 emphasized the need for a transcript where the alleged error…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Brown v. FrachiseurSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  2. Kirkendall v. DeckerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Rohatensky v. WoodallCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  2. Young v. PryerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  3. Seay v. CHASE MANHATTAN MORTGAGE CORPORATIONCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  4. McKlin v. IvoryCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  5. Ward v. BerryCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

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