Easterling v. First of Georgia Underwriters Co.

SCHOTT, Judge.

Appellees have moved to dismiss these appeals on the ground that they have been abandoned by appellants pursuant to C.C.P. Arts. 561 and 2165 and former Rule VII, Section 5 Uniform Rules — Courts of Appeal, because of their failure to take steps in the prosecution of the appeals for over one year.

At the outset we note that the motion filed on November 10, 1982, does not take cognizance of the amendments to these articles by Act 186 of 1982, which became effective on September 10 or the revised Uniform Rules which became effective on July 1, 1982. In any event, this is a case…