HEUER INDUSTRIALS, INC. v. Crum

Andrews, Judge.

Crum sued Heuer Industrials, Inc., in a dispute over the terms of a real estate sales contract, and obtained a judgment for damages in the amount of $3,289.70, from which Heuer Industrials filed this direct appeal on January 28, 1992.

Prior to July 1, 1991, a direct appeal could be brought in actions for damages in which the judgment exceeded $2,500. See former OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (6). For appeals filed on or after July 1, 1991, OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (6) was amended to reflect that “[a]ppeals in all actions for damages in which the judgment is $10,000.00 or less” must be taken by the…